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Question 8
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Which is a correct statement about an ideal heat pump?

  • A. The coefficient of performance (COPhp\text{COP}_{\text{hp}}COPhp​) is less than 1.0 if the temperature difference between the hot and cold reservoirs is very large.
  • B. The COPhp\text{COP}_{\text{hp}}COPhp​ increases as the temperature of the cold reservoir is decreased, keeping the hot reservoir temperature constant.
  • C. A heat pump operating between a cold reservoir at 250 K and a hot reservoir at 300 K has a theoretical maximum coefficient of performance of 6.0.
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2.

An ideal refrigerator has a coefficient of performance COPref\text{COP}_{\text{ref}}COPref​ of 3.0. The same device is run in reverse as an ideal heat engine operating between the same two spaces.

Determine the thermal efficiency η \eta\,η of this heat engine.

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Thermodynamics and engines (A-level only) Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Physics
  3. /Thermodynamics and engines (A-level only)

29 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Physics Thermodynamics and engines (A-level only), covering First law of thermodynamics (A-level only), Non-flow processes (A-level only), The $p$ - $V$ diagram (A-level only), Engine cycles (A-level only), Second Law and engines (A-level only), and Reversed heat engines (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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