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Problem
A heat engine absorbs
4.0
×
10
3
J
4.0 \times 10^{3}\,\text{J}
4.0
×
1
0
3
J
of heat from a source at
500
K
500\,\text{K}
500
K
and rejects
3.0
×
10
3
J
3.0 \times 10^{3}\,\text{J}
3.0
×
1
0
3
J
of heat to a sink at
300
K
300\,\text{K}
300
K
in one complete cycle. Calculate the change in entropy of the universe,
Δ
S
univ
\Delta S_{\text{univ}}
Δ
S
univ
, for this cycle. Give your answer in
J
K
−
1
\text{J\,K}^{-1}
J
K
−
1
.
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