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Problem 26.9 (RHK)


To make some ice, a freezer extracts 185 kJ of heat at . The freezer has a coefficient of performance of 5.70. The room temperature is . (a) We have to find the amount of heat that was delivered to the room; and (b) the work required for running the freezer.


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The amount of heat extracted from the freezer,

Coefficient of performance of a refrigerator,

As the coefficient of performance of the freezer is 5.70, we find that the mechanical work done on the freezer will be

Therefore, the amount of heat delivered to the room will be