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A heat engine does 9200 J of work per cycle while absorbing 22.0 kcal of heat from a hightemperature reservoir. What is the efficiency of th
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Answer: 9.9%
Explanation: efficiency = (work output /work input) × 100
Note that, 1 kilocalorie = 4184 joules, hence 22kcal = 22× 4184 = 92048 joules.
Work output = 9200 j and work input = 92048 j
Efficiency = (9200/92048) × 100 = 0.099 × 100 = 9.9%