Question: An electric heat pump that operates on a Carnot cycle is used to keep the air in a laboratory chamber at a constant (35^{circ} mathrm{C})
An electric heat pump that operates on a Carnot cycle is used to keep the air in a laboratory chamber at a constant \(35^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) by extracting energy from outside air that is at \(5^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). Due to conduction and small leaks, the chamber loses thermal energy at a rate of \(12.0 \mathrm{~W}\).
(a) At what rate must the pump extract energy from the outside air?
(b) At what rate is the pump using electrical energy?
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