A refrigerator is to maintain eatables kept inside at $9^{\circ} C .$ If room temperature is $36^{\circ} C$ calculate the coefficient of performance.
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Temperature inside the refrigerator, $T_{1}=9^{\circ} C =282 K$

Room temperature, $T_{2}=36^{\circ} C =309 K$

Coefficient of performance $=\frac{T_{1}}{T_{2}-T_{1}}$

$=\frac{282}{309-282}$

$=10.44$

Therefore, the coefficient of performance of the given refrigerator is $10.44$

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