A heat engine in each cycle absorbs energy from a reservoir as heat and does an equivalent amount of work, with no other changes. This engine violates:
A. the zeroth law of thermodynamics
B. the first law of thermodynamics
C. the second law of thermodynamics
D. the third law of thermodynamics
E. none of the above
Answer: C. the second law of thermodynamics
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