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The metal aluminum coils in an air conditioner conduct thermal energy from inside the house and release it outside the house. What can be said about the coils when they are accepting the heat inside the house?
They must be warmer than the air inside the house.
They must be cooler than the air inside the house.
They must have more thermal energy than the air inside the house.
They must be more insulated than the air inside the hou
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They must be cooler than the air inside the house.
Heat flows spontaneously from a warmer object to a cooler one, so for the coils to absorb heat from the indoor air their temperature must be lower than the air temperature. The other statements are not generally required: heat flow depends on temperature difference, not total thermal energy, and the coils are not insulated (they are meant to conduct heat).
Heat flows spontaneously from a warmer object to a cooler one, so for the coils to absorb heat from the indoor air their temperature must be lower than the air temperature. The other statements are not generally required: heat flow depends on temperature difference, not total thermal energy, and the coils are not insulated (they are meant to conduct heat).
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