Physics of Everyday Phenomena
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 11E
A typical electric refrigerator (see fig. 11.9) has a power rating of 500 W, which is the rate (in J/s) at which electrical energy is supplied to do the work needed to remove heat from the refrigerator. If the refrigerator releases heat to the room at a rate of 800 W, at what rate (in watts) does it remove heat from the inside of the refrigerator?
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