What is the exact value of absolute zero in degrees Celsius?
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-273.15 °C
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What is the efficiency of a Carnot engine operating between 300 K and 600 K?
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Which French engineer's work on heat engines laid the foundation for the second law?
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Sadi Carnot
What cycle is the most efficient possible heat engine cycle?
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Carnot cycle
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What cycle is the most efficient possible heat engine cycle?
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Carnot cycle
Which law is often called the 'law of increasing entropy'?
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Second law
What is the name of the statement of the second law that prohibits a perfect heat engine?
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Kelvin-Planck statement
Which scientist demonstrated the mechanical equivalent of heat?
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James Prescott Joule
What is the lowest possible temperature, 0 K, called?
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Absolute zero
Who introduced the concept of entropy in 1865?
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Rudolf Clausius
The first law of thermodynamics is a restatement of which fundamental principle?
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Conservation of energy