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Why is the freezing chest in a refrigerator fitted near its top?


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Explanation:

  1. Freezing chest in a refrigerator is fitted near its top.
  2. Because it cools the remaining space of the refrigerator by convection current.
  3. Air near the top comes in contact with the freezing chest gets cooled, and becomes denser.
  4. And therefore descends while the hot air from the lower part rises and hence convection currents produced cool the whole space inside.

Why is the freezer on the top in a refrigerator? - Quora


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