Which risk increases in a Carnot heat engine when an isothermal expansion occurs too rapidly?

💡 Explanation

Increased speed causes reduced efficiency because fast isothermal expansion negates effective heat/work conversion via nonequilibrium thermodynamics, resulting in increased entropy; therefore, the process becomes more irreversible, rather than impacting reservoir sizes or temperature limits.

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