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In a refrigerator, the low temperature coil of evaporator is at -23 and the compressed gas in the condenser has a temperature of 77. The amount of electrical energy spent in freezing 1 kg of water at 0℃ is
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Options:
  • A 134400 J
  • B 1344 J
  • C 80000 J
  • D 3200 J
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 134400 J
COP=T2T1-T2=273-23273+77-273-23=250100=2.5

As COP=Q2W

 2.5=1000×80×4.2W

or W=1000×80×4.22.5=134400 J

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