Carnot devices: A 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 per second and maintains the room at a temperature of when the outside temperature is The power requirement for the heat pump under these operating conditions is closest to
A) 7500 W.
B) 6000 W.
C) 17,000 W.
D) 13,000 W.
E) 9600 W.

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Carnot devices: A 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  per second and maintains the room at a temperature of  when the outside temperature is  The power requirement for the heat pump under these operating conditions is closest to
A) 7500 W. 
B) 6000 W. 
C) 17,000 W. 
D) 13,000 W. 
E) 9600 W.

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The Answer of Carnot devices: A 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  per second and maintains the room at a temperature of  when the outside temperature is  The power requirement for the heat pump under these operating conditions is closest to
A) 7500 W. 
B) 6000 W. 
C) 17,000 W. 
D) 13,000 W. 
E) 9600 W.

Carnot Devices: a Carnot Engine Is Operated as a Heat