Question: A heat pump working on a reversed Carnot cycle has a COP of 5 . If it is made to work as a refrigerator taking

A heat pump working on a reversed Carnot cycle has a COP of 5 . If it is made to work as a refrigerator taking \(1 \mathrm{KW}\) of work input, the refrigerating effect will be:

(a) \(1 \mathrm{KW}\)

(b) \(2 \mathrm{KW}\)

(c) \(3 \mathrm{KW}\)

(d) \(4 \mathrm{KW}\)

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