It is proposed that a thermal engine operate using the 98°C water from a hot spring by ejecting it to a 10°C stream thereby producing 10 kW of power It discharges 2000 kJ/min of heat. Such an engine is:
A) Impossible
B) Reversible
C) Possible
D) Improbable
A) Impossible
The maximum possible efficiency would be 
Consequently, 
. The engine is improbable.
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