Question: A Carnot refrigerator (the reverse of a Carnot engine) absorbs heat from the freezer compartment at a temperature of 17oC and exhausts it into the

A “Carnot” refrigerator (the reverse of a Carnot engine) absorbs heat from the freezer compartment at a temperature of –17oC and exhausts it into the room at 25oC.
(a) How much work must be done by the refrigerator to change 0.50 kg of water at 25oC into ice at – 17oC.
(b) If the compressor output is 210W, what minimum time is needed to accomplish this?

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