Solved: In Example 20.4, a Carnot refrigerator requires a

Chapter 20, Problem 16DQ

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In Example 20.4, a Carnot refrigerator requires a work input of only 230 J to extract 346 J of heat from the cold reservoir. Doesn’t this discrepancy imply a violation of the law of conservation of energy? Explain why or why not.

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QUESTION:

In Example 20.4, a Carnot refrigerator requires a work input of only 230 J to extract 346 J of heat from the cold reservoir. Doesn’t this discrepancy imply a violation of the law of conservation of energy? Explain why or why not.

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Solution 16DQ

The second law of thermodynamics states that it is impossible to transfer heat from a body at a lower temperature to one at a higher temperature without doing an external work.

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