Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 18 - The Laws of Thermodynamics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 647: 60

Answer

$0.09$

Work Step by Step

We know that Coefficient of performance and efficiency are mutually related as $COP=\frac{1}{eta}-1$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $10=\frac{1}{\eta}-1$ $\implies \frac{1}{\eta}=10+1=11$ $\implies \eta=\frac{1}{11}$ $\eta=0.09$
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