Carnot Cycle Best Explanation Ever!

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We cover:

What a heat engine is and why efficiency is never 100%

Reversible vs. irreversible processes

The four steps of the Carnot cycle:
Isothermal expansion
Adiabatic expansion
Isothermal compression
Adiabatic compression

How pressure, volume, and temperature change in each step

PV diagrams explained clearly

How to calculate efficiency and why it depends only on the hot and cold reservoir temperatures

Example problem on pressure, volume, and efficiency

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