Understanding Entropy and Heat Engines

• The total energy of the system

• The degree of disorder of the particles in the system

• The pressure of the system

• The volume of the system

• The temperature of the system

• The number of possible microstates of the system

• The pressure of the system

• The volume of the system

• To relate pressure and volume

• To relate entropy to the number of microstates

• To measure temperature in Celsius

• To calculate work done by a gas

Which cycle sets the theoretical maximum efficiency for a heat engine?

• Otto cycle

• Diesel cycle

• Carnot cycle

• Brayton cycle