The coefficient of performance of a refrigerator is \(5.\) If the temperature inside the freezer is \(-20^\circ \text{C},\) the temperature of the surroundings to which it rejects heat is:
1. \(31^\circ \text{C}\)
2. \(41^\circ \text{C}\)
3. \(11^\circ \text{C}\)
4. \(21^\circ \text{C}\)

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NEET - 2015
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Two Carnot engines A and B are operated in series. Engine \(A\) receives heat from the source at temperature \(T_1\) and rejects the heat to the sink at temperature \(T.\) The second engine \(B\) receives the heat at temperature \(T\) and rejects to its sink at temperature \(T_2\). For what value of \(T\) the efficiencies of the two engines are equal?
1. \(\dfrac{T_1-T_2}{2} \) 2. \(T_1 T_2 \)
3. \(\sqrt{T_1 T_2} \) 4. \(\dfrac{T_1+T_2}{2}\)
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NEET - 2013
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The temperature inside a refrigerator (reversible process) is t2oC and the room temperature is t1oC. The amount of heat delivered to the room for each joule of electrical energy consumed, ideally, will be:

1.  t1t1-t2

2.  t1+273t1-t2

3.  t2+273t1+t2

4.  t1+t2t1+273

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NEET - 2016
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A Carnot engine, having an efficiency of η110 as a heat engine, is used as a refrigerator. If the work done on the system is \(10\) J, the amount of energy absorbed from the reservoir at a lower temperature is:
1. \(100\) J
2. \(99\) J
3. \(90\) J
4. \(1\) J

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The efficiency of a Carnot engine is 50% and the temperature of the sink is 500K. If the temperature of the source is kept constant and its efficiency raised to 60%, then the required temperature of the sink will be: 

1. 100 K

2. 600 K

3. 400 K

4. 500 K

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AIPMT - 2002
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The ratio (W/Q) for a Carnot engine is 16. Now the temperature of the sink is reduced by 62ºC, then this ratio becomes twice. Therefore, the initial temperature of the sink and source are, respectively:

1. 33ºC, 67ºC

2. 37ºC, 99ºC

3. 67ºC, 33ºC

4. 97 K, 37 K

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AIPMT - 2000
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Assertion (A): Carnot engine is most efficient among all heat engines working between the same source and sink.
Reason (R): The efficiency of the heat engine is independent of the nature of the working substance.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false

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A carnot engine having an efficiency of 110th of heat engine, is used as a refrigerator. If then work done on the system is 10 J, the amount of energy absorbed from the reservoir at lower temperature is:

1. 1 J

2. 90 J

3. 99 J

4. 100 J 

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Consider a heat engine as shown in the figure. Q1andQ2 are heat added to T1 and heat taken from T2 respectively, in one cycle of the engine. W is the mechanical work done on the engine.

If W > 0, then possibilities are:

(a)Q1>Q2>0(b)Q2>Q1>0(c)Q2<Q1<0(d)Q1<0,Q2>0

Choose the correct alternatives:
1. (b, c)

2. (a, d)

3. (b, d)

4. (a, c)

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A steam engine delivers \(5.4\times 10^8\) J of work per minute and extracts \(3.6\times 10^9\) J of heat per minute from its boiler. The efficiency of the engine is:
1. \(15\%\)
2. \(18\%\)
3. \(13\%\)
4. \(11\%\)

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