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he 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 house.
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They must be cooler than the air inside the house.
Heat flows spontaneously from higher temperature to lower temperature, so for the coils to absorb heat from the indoor air their temperature must be lower than the air. (Total thermal energy depends on mass and specific heat and is irrelevant here; being insulated would prevent heat flow, not help it.)
Heat flows spontaneously from higher temperature to lower temperature, so for the coils to absorb heat from the indoor air their temperature must be lower than the air. (Total thermal energy depends on mass and specific heat and is irrelevant here; being insulated would prevent heat flow, not help it.)
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