Which outcome occurs as the Carnot cycle continues indefinitely, without external work?

💡 Explanation

Entropy production increases because friction and other irreversibilities accumulate, disrupting the idealized Carnot assumptions. Irreversible processes reduce available thermal energy, leading to cycle degradation; therefore entropy increases, rather than sustained equilibrium, unlike an ideal theoretical cycle.

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