What is expression gives the efficiency of an ideal heat engine operating between a higher temperature Th and a lower temperature Tc (both expressed in kelvins)?

a. = 1 + Tc / Th
b. = 1 – Tc / Th
c. = 1 – Th / Tc
d. = 1 – Tc
e. = Tc / Th


b

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