An ideal Carnot engine is operated as a heat pump to heat a room in the winter. The heat pump delivers heat to the room at the rate of 47 kJ per second and maintains the room at a temperature of 293 K when the outside temperature is 237 K
The power requirement to run the heat pump under these operating conditions is closest to A) 9000 W.
B) 7100 W.
C) 20,000 W.
D) 15,000 W.
E) 11,000 W.
A
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