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Solved: Suppose you try to cool the kitchen of your house
Chapter 20, Problem 4DQ(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 4DQ
Suppose you try to cool the kitchen of your house by leaving the refrigerator door open. What happens? Why? Would the result be the same if you left open a picnic cooler full of ice? Explain the reason for any differences.
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QUESTION:
Problem 4DQ
Suppose you try to cool the kitchen of your house by leaving the refrigerator door open. What happens? Why? Would the result be the same if you left open a picnic cooler full of ice? Explain the reason for any differences.
ANSWER:
Solution 4DQ
Part 1
The refrigerator is a kind of engine which takes heat from cold object and releases it on environment. During this process, work is also done on the refrigerator, which it will release to environment. So refrigerator releases more heat to environment than it takes.