A Carnot engine takes 300 calories of heat from a source at 500 K and rejects 150 calories of heat to the sink. The temperature of the sink is

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Correct answer: (B) 250 K. Given, Q_1=300 cal, Q_2=150 cal T_1=500 K, T_2= ? Q_2/Q_1=T_2/T_1 150/300=T_2/500 T_2=250 K

A Carnot engine takes 300 calories of heat from a source at $500 K$ and rejects $150$ calories of heat to the sink. The temperature of the sink is