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The coefficient of performance of a refrigerator is 2.6, and the compressor is using power 450 W. With what power the refrigerator is heating the room?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter18: Heat Engines, Entropy, And The Second Law Of Thermodynamics

Section18.4: Heat Pumps And Refrigerators

Problem 18.3QQ

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