A 0.20-mol sample of an ideal gas goes through the Carnot cycle of Fig. 19.23. Calculate (a) the heat Qh absorbed, (b) the heat Qc rejected, and (c) the work done, (d) Use these quantities to determine the efficiency, (c) Find the maximum and minimum temperatures, and show explicitly that the efficiency as defined in Equation 19.1 is equal to the Carnot efficiency of Equation 19.3.
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