d) How does your answer in (c) compare to the efficiency that a Carnot engine running between the same two temperatures would have? (e) What is the entropy change for each process if Vo is 1L, and, as above, state a is at room temperature (300 K) and atmospheric pressure (100 kPa)? f) The isochoric cooling process, c→ a, occurs because the gas is brought into contact with an isothermal cold reservoir at temperature Tcold 300K. What is the entropy change of this reservoir during the process ca? = f) What is the total entropy change of the gas plus cold reservoir during the process c→ this tell you about what kind of process this is? a? What does

d) How does your answer in (c) compare to the efficiency that a Carnot engine running between the same two temperatures would have? (e) What is the entropy change for each process if Vo is 1L, and, as above, state a is at room temperature (300 K) and atmospheric pressure (100 kPa)? f) The isochoric cooling process, c→ a, occurs because the gas is brought into contact with an isothermal cold reservoir at temperature Tcold 300K. What is the entropy change of this reservoir during the process ca? = f) What is the total entropy change of the gas plus cold reservoir during the process c→ this tell you about what kind of process this is? a? What does

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