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(a) Calculate the efficiency of a Carnot engine running between a low temperature of 27....

(a) Calculate the efficiency of a Carnot engine running between a low temperature of 27.0°C and a high temperature of 387°C. Determine the change in efficiency if you were to (b) raise the high temperature by 10.0°C or (c) lower the low temperature by 10.0°C. Which improves the efficiency more? Note: Keep three significant figures in your calculations for this problem.

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