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OpenStudy (anonymous):

carnot engine, why it is not 100% efficient?

OpenStudy (naveenbabbar):

Because the conditions posed in the engine are ideal means practically not possible, also from the formula the temperature of the sink has to be 0K for efficiency to be 1, which is also not practically possible.

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