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The Carnot cycle efficiency is often cited as the theoretical maximum. If a heat engine operates between reservoirs at $T_H$ and $T_C$, and its actual efficiency is $\eta_{actual}$, which of the following statements is *always* true, even for a non-ideal engine?
's premise. Question: Consider a system undergoing a process where the change in internal energy ($\Delta U$) is zero. If this process is also adiabatic, what can be concluded about the heat transfer ($Q$) and work done ($W$)?
states that $\Delta U = 0$. It also states that the process is adiabatic, which by definition means that there is no heat transfer, so $Q = 0$. Substituting $Q=0$ into the first law equation, we get $0 = 0 - W$, which implies $W = 0$. Therefore, for an adiabatic process with no change in internal energy, no work is done. Option A suggests heat is added and work is done by the system, which would increase internal energy if not for the adiabatic condition, but the adiabatic condition forces $Q=0$. Options B and C describe scenarios where either heat is exchanged or work is done, contradicting the adiabatic condition or the $\Delta U = 0$ condition when combined with the adiabatic condition. Question: In a system undergoing a free expansion (Joule expansion) of an ideal gas into a vacuum, which of the following thermodynamic quantities remains constant?
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