A heat pump is used to heat a house with an indoor temperature of 21 â—¦C....

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A heat pump is used to heat a house with an indoor temperatureof 21 â—¦C. Assume the outdoor temperature is -9 â—¦C. What is themaximal energy that could be delivered to the house in one secondif the work done on the heat pump is 1500 W (1500 J/s)?

(a) 3000 J (b) 3500 J (c) 15.0 kJ (d) 200 J (e) 10.7 kJ

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The coefficient of power of a heat pump is defined as the ratioof useful heat to the work    See Answer
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