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  • 20-10-2016
  • Physics
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Why can't the efficiency of a heat engine be 100%?

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Manny966
Manny966 Manny966
  • 20-10-2016
The efficiency can never be 100 because some of the work will be transferred into thermal energy. In turn, causing the percentage to decrease. This is basically the second law of thermodynamics.
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