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Why is conversion of heat into work not possible without a sink at lower temperature? 

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For converting heat energy in to work continuously a part of heat energy absorbed from the source has to be rejected. The heat energy can be rejected only to a body at lower temperature which is sink, so we require a sink to convert heat into work.

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