Which limitation on efficiency results from irreversibilities during a Carnot cycle?

💡 Explanation

Increased entropy production rate negatively affects ideal efficiency because real-world Carnot cycles experience friction and heat leaks, violating reversibility. Therefore, entropy increases, rather than achieving ideal efficiency, leading to divergence from the maximum theoretical performance under idealized conditions.

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