A Carnot engine, whose efficiency is $$40\% $$, takes in heat from a source maintained at a temperature of $$500$$ $$K.$$ It is desired to have an engine of efficiency $$60\% .$$ Then, the intake temperature for the same exhaust (sink) temperature must be :

Helium gas goes through a cycle $$ABCD$$ (consisting of two isochoric and isobaric lines) as shown in figure efficiency of this cycle is nearly : (Assume the gas to be close to ideal gas)

A wooden wheel of radius $$R$$ is made of two semicircular part (see figure). The two parts are held together by a ring made of a metal strip of cross sectional area $$S$$ and length $$L.$$ $$L$$ is slightly less than $$2\pi R.$$ To fit the ring on the wheel, it is heated so that its temperature rises by $$\Delta T$$ and it just steps over the wheel. As it cools down to surrounding temperature, it process the semicircular parts together. If the coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is $$\alpha $$, and its Young's modulus is $$Y,$$ the force that one part of the wheel applies on the other part is :

Three perfect gases at absolute temperatures $${T_1},\,{T_2}$$ and $${T_3}$$ are mixed. The masses of molecules are $${m_1},{m_2}$$ and $${m_3}$$ and the number of molecules are $${n_1},$$ $${n_2}$$ and $${n_3}$$ respectively. Assuming no loss of energy, the final temperature of the mixture is: