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No real engine can have an efficiency greater than that of a carnot engine working between the same two temperatures, why?

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In carnot engine.
(i) There is absolutely no friction between the wall of cylinder and piston.
(ii) Working substance is an ideal gas
In real engine these condition cannot be fulfilled.
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