A Carnot heat engine operates between a hot reservoir at absolute temperature T_H and a cold reservoir at absolute temperature T_L.Its efficiency is: A)T_H/ T_L B)T_L /T_H C)1 - T_H/ T_L D)1 - T_L /T_H E)100%

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The efficiency of a Carnot engine is given by 1 - (T_cold / T_hot), where T_cold is the temperature of the cold reservoir and T_hot is the temperature of the hot reservoir. This matches choice D.

A Carnot Heat Engine Operates Between a Hot Reservoir at Absolute