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Download full textKaufman, Richard – European Journal of Physics Education, 2019
The first law of thermodynamics does not forbid heat engines with 100% thermodynamic efficiency; it is the second law of thermodynamics which states that heat engines cannot obtain 100% efficiency. Can the first law ever show this second law result? Yes. We show that the first law alone can show that some heat engines cannot achieve efficiencies…
Descriptors: Thermodynamics, Scientific Principles, Heat, Efficiency
