Refrigerator example problem

1.0L of 20 deg. C water is placed in a refrigerator. The refrigerator’s motor must supply an extra 8.0 W of power
 to chill the water to 5 deg. C in 1 hr. What is the refrigerator’s coefficient of performance?

 

Example problem courtesy of current Physics textbook

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example worked out courtesy of: Haley Brown




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