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Suppose a power plant uses a Carnot engine to generate electricity, using the atmosphere at 300...

Suppose a power plant uses a Carnot engine to generate electricity, using the atmosphere at 300 K as the low-temperature reservoir. Suppose the power plant produces 1 × 106 J of electricity with the hot reservoir at 500 K during Day One and then produces 1 × 106 J of electricity with the hot reservoir at 600 K during Day Two. The thermal pollution was

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Thermal pollution in day 1 = 1.5*10^6 J

Thermal pollution in day 2 = 1*10^6 J

Total thermal pollution = 2.5 * 10^6 J

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