If 2,514 J of heat is put into an engine, but only 1,559 J of work is produced, how much energy is wasted by this engine?
1 Answer
Feb 21, 2018
Explanation:
energy cannot be created or destroyed; only stored or transferred.
the energy put into the engine is either used (in work), or dissipated to the surroundings.
the energy that is not used for work is wasted.
the wasted energy can be found by calculating the difference between the useful energy out of the engine, and the total energy supplied to it.
total energy:
useful energy:
wasted energy:
