Select an acceptable statement of the Clausius statement of the second law.

A) A heat pump cannot produce more heat than the compressor input.
B) A heat pump cannot discharge heat without inputting work.
C) A heat pump cannot discharge heat without receiving heat.
D) A heat pump discharges heat whenever the compressor work is greater than the heat it receives.


B) A heat pump cannot discharge heat without inputting work.
If COP > 1, A is violated. If COP = 1, C occurs. The condition that W > QL is very possible.

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