A gasoline engine absorbs 2 500 J of heat and performs 1 000 J of mechanical work in each cycle. The amount of heat expelled in each cycle is

a. 1 000 J
b. 1 500 J
c. 2 000 J
d. 500 J
e. 3 000 J


b

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Why doesn't a brown dwarf become a star?

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The Big Bang produced all the observed helium that we see today.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The Lewis symbol •X• would be characteristic of which group?

a. 2A b. 4A c. 6A d. 1A

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