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Homework Statement
Compare a refrigerator set at +2 oC and a freezer set at -18 oC, both of which are operating in the room with temperature of +20 oC. What is relative amount of electric energy that will need to be used in both cases to cool a cup of water (250 ml) from room temperature to +5 oC? Assume ideal operation of both systems.
Homework Equations
C.O.P = Tcold/(Thot-Tcold)
C.O.P = Qc/w
Q = mCΔT
The Attempt at a Solution
C.O.P (refrigerator) = 275K/(293K-275K) = 15.278
C.O.P (freezer) = 255K/(293K-255K) = 6.711
Q = 250g(4.1855 J/g*K)(278-293K) = -15.696kJ