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What is the coefficient of performance of a refrigerator? Let Q1 be the heat released to hot reservoir, Q2 be the heat extracted from a cold reservoir & W be the work done on the refrigerator.(a) Q1/W(b) Q1/Q2(c) Q2/W(d) Q2/Q1The question was asked at a job interview.My doubt is from Thermodynamics in chapter Thermodynamics of Physics – Class 11

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Right answer is (c) Q2/W

To explain I would say: COEFFICIENT of performance of a refrigerator is DEFINED as the RATIO of heat EXTRACTED from the cold reservoir to the work DONE on the refrigerator.It is denoted by α = Q2/W.



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