An engine has an efficiency of $1/6$. When the temperature of the sink is reduced by $62^{\circ}C$,its efficiency is doubled. The temperature of the source is ....... $^{\circ}C$.

Two Carnot engines $A$ and $B$ operate in series such that engine $A$ absorbs heat $Q_1$ at temperature $T_1$ and rejects heat $Q$ to a sink at temperature $T$. Engine $B$ absorbs half of the heat rejected by engine $A$ (i.e.,$Q/2$) and rejects heat $Q_3$ to the sink at temperature $T_3$. When the work done in both cases is equal,the value of $T$ is:

$A$ heat engine receives $200 \, cal$ of heat and rejects $150 \, cal$ of heat. If the temperature of the source is $400 \, K$,what is the temperature of the sink in $K$ (in $, K$)?

Efficiency of a heat engine whose sink is at temperature of $300 \,K$ is $40 \%$. To increase the efficiency to $60 \%$, keeping the sink temperature constant, the source temperature must be increased by (in $\,K$)

When the absolute temperature of the source of a Carnot heat engine is increased by $25 \%$,its efficiency increases by $80 \%$. The new efficiency of the engine is (in $\%$)

Write two essential characteristics of an ideal heat engine.