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Which consequence results when implementing a Carnot cycle using a real-world Stirling engine?

A)Reduced work output at constant volume
B)Superconductivity losses rise exponentially
C)Isothermal processes won't be instantaneous
D)Reversible heat transfer becomes maximized

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The isothermal processes cannot be truly instantaneous in practice because maintaining a perfect thermal equilibrium requires infinite time for heat transfer, and this irreversibility reduces efficiency. Therefore, isothermal processes occur more slowly, rather than perfectly, due to constraints.

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