For which combination of working temperatures of source and sink, the efficiency of Carnot's heat engine is maximum?
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B
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D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
Efficiency of Carnot's engine,
where 
and 
be the temperatures of source and sink respectively.
In all four cases, 
. Therefore, 
is maximum when 
is minimum
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