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Describe the Carnot cycle.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Estimate the speed of a galaxy that is 10 billion light-years away.
 
  A)
 
  0.1c
  B)
 
  0.3c
  C)
 
  0.5c
  D)
 
  0.7c
  E)
 
  0.9c


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

(1 ) The gas is first expanded isothermally, with the addition of heat.
(2 ) Next the gas expands adiabatically.
(3 ) The gas is compressed at constant temperature, and heat flows out.
(4 ) Finally, the gas is compressed adiabatically.

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