When the temperature difference between the source and sink increases,the efficiency of the heat engine

  • A
    decreases
  • B
    increases
  • C
    is not affected
  • D
    may increase or decrease

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Explain: Carnot cycle and Carnot engine.

Match the temperatures of the source and sink ($T_1$ and $T_2$ respectively) of a Carnot heat engine given in List-$I$ with the corresponding efficiencies given in List-$II$.
List-$I$List-$II$
$A$. $T_1 = 500 \text{ K}, T_2 = 300 \text{ K}$$i$. $0.2$
$B$. $T_1 = 500 \text{ K}, T_2 = 350 \text{ K}$$ii$. $0.3$
$C$. $T_1 = 800 \text{ K}, T_2 = 400 \text{ K}$$iii$. $0.4$
$D$. $T_1 = 450 \text{ K}, T_2 = 360 \text{ K}$$iv$. $0.5$

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