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Can you cool off your kitchen by leaving the refrigerator door open? Explain.
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A refrigerator operates by taking heat from a cold reservoir (inside the fridge) and ejecting it into a hot reservoir (outside the fridge). This process requires work input in the form of electricity. Show more…
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