A standard air conditioner involves a refrigerant that is typically now a fluorinated hydrocarbon, such as CH₂F₂. An air-conditioner refrigerant has the property that it readily vaporizes at atmospheric pressure and is easily compressed to its liquid phase under increased pressure. The operation of an air conditioner can be thought of as a closed system made up of the refrigerant going through the two stages shown here (the air circulation is not shown in this diagram). Expansion chamber Liquid Liquid Part A Compression (high pressure) During expansion, the liquid refrigerant is released into an expansion chamber at low pressure, where it vaporizes. The vapor then undergoes compression at high pressure back to its liquid phase in a compression chamber. What is the sign of q for the expansion? O Positive. O Negative Submit ▾ Part B Expansion (low pressure) Compression chamber Request Answer What is the sign of g for the compression? O Positive. O Negative Submit Vapor Request Answer Vapor

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A standard air conditioner involves a refrigerant that is typically now a fluorinated hydrocarbon, such as CH₂P₂. An air-conditioner refrigerant has the property that it readily vaporizes at atmospheric pressure and is easily compressed to its liquid phase under increased pressure. The operation of an air conditioner can be thought of as a
closed system made up of the refrigerant going through the two stages shown here (the air circulation is not shown in this diagram).
Expansion chamber
Liquid
Liquid
Part A
Compression (high pressure)
During expansion, the liquid refrigerant is released into an expansion chamber at low pressure, where it vaporizes. The vapor then undergoes compression at high pressure back to its liquid phase in a compression chamber.
What is the sign of q for the expansion?
O Positive.
O Negative
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▾ Part B
Expansion (low pressure)
Compression chamber
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What is the sign of g for the compression?
O Positive.
O Negative
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Vapor
Request Answer
Vapor
Transcribed Image Text:A standard air conditioner involves a refrigerant that is typically now a fluorinated hydrocarbon, such as CH₂P₂. An air-conditioner refrigerant has the property that it readily vaporizes at atmospheric pressure and is easily compressed to its liquid phase under increased pressure. The operation of an air conditioner can be thought of as a closed system made up of the refrigerant going through the two stages shown here (the air circulation is not shown in this diagram). Expansion chamber Liquid Liquid Part A Compression (high pressure) During expansion, the liquid refrigerant is released into an expansion chamber at low pressure, where it vaporizes. The vapor then undergoes compression at high pressure back to its liquid phase in a compression chamber. What is the sign of q for the expansion? O Positive. O Negative Submit ▾ Part B Expansion (low pressure) Compression chamber Request Answer What is the sign of g for the compression? O Positive. O Negative Submit Vapor Request Answer Vapor
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In a central air-conditioning system, one chamber is inside the home and the other is outside. Which chamber is where, and why?
Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentence on the right. Make the sentence is complete before submitting your answer.
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O No.
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Part E
expansion chamber
compression chamber
decreases
increases
inside
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Imagine that a sample of liquid refrigerant undergoes expansion followed by compression, so that it is back to its original state. Would you expect that to be a reversible process?
1. The expansion chamber is
The process is spontaneous.
The process is nonspontaneous.
the house and the compression chamber is
and
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The air surrounding the
During expansion,
is cooled and then distributed througout the house to cool it. If expansion occurred
the cool air would be wasted
releases heat to the surroundings: it
occurs outside so that the released heat can be dissipated by the outside air.
Suppose that a house and its exterior are both initially at 31°C. Some time after the air conditioner is turned on, the house is cooled to 24°C. Is this process spontaneous or nonspontaneous?
Transcribed Image Text:Part C In a central air-conditioning system, one chamber is inside the home and the other is outside. Which chamber is where, and why? Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentence on the right. Make the sentence is complete before submitting your answer. Submit ▾ Part D O Yes. O No. Submit outside Part E expansion chamber compression chamber decreases increases inside Request Answer Request Answer Imagine that a sample of liquid refrigerant undergoes expansion followed by compression, so that it is back to its original state. Would you expect that to be a reversible process? 1. The expansion chamber is The process is spontaneous. The process is nonspontaneous. the house and the compression chamber is and Submit Request Answer Reset Help The air surrounding the During expansion, is cooled and then distributed througout the house to cool it. If expansion occurred the cool air would be wasted releases heat to the surroundings: it occurs outside so that the released heat can be dissipated by the outside air. Suppose that a house and its exterior are both initially at 31°C. Some time after the air conditioner is turned on, the house is cooled to 24°C. Is this process spontaneous or nonspontaneous?
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