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The efficiency of a carnot's heat engine can not be 100% even when there no dissipation of energy. Explain.

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This is because it is not possible to convert the entire heat input to work output, a portion of the heat has to be rejected to a sink (Second Law of Thermodynamics). In actual engines the efficiency is even less due to frictional losses, burning characteristics, etc.

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