Q.1 A refrigerator is being driven by a heat engine and coefficient of performance of refrigerator is 4.The heat taken by the refrigerator is 3500 kJ and the combined engine and refrigerator work output is 300 kJ.The work output (in KJ) of the heat engine is

Q.1 A refrigerator is being driven by a heat engine and coefficient of performance of refrigerator is 4.The heat taken by the refrigerator is 3500 kJ and the combined engine and refrigerator work output is 300 kJ.The work output (in KJ) of the heat engine is

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A refrigerator is being driven by a heat
engine and coefficient of performance
of refrigerator is 4.The heat taken by the
refrigerator is 3500 kJ and the combined
engine and refrigerator work output is 300
kJ.The work output (in KJ) of the heat engine
is

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