The coefficient of performance of a refrigerator is . If the temperature inside the freezer is the temperature of the surroundings to which it rejects heat is?
Step 1: Given
Coefficient of performance,
Temperature of the freezer,
Temperature of the surrounding
Step 2: Formula used
The coefficient of performance is given by , where is the temperature of the surrounding and is the temperature of the freezer.
Step 3: Determine the value of
The coefficient of performance is given by,
Therefore, the temperature of the surroundings is