An ideal heat pump does 400 J of work to keep the temperature in a dorm room at 20◦ C by dumping 3000 J of heat into the room. (a)  How much heat must the heat pump remove from the outside air to maintain this temperature inside the room? (b)  What is the temperature of the air outside?

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An ideal heat pump does 400 J of work to keep the temperature in a dorm room at 20◦ C by dumping 3000 J of heat into the room.

(a)  How much heat must the heat pump remove from the outside air to maintain this temperature inside the room?

(b)  What is the temperature of the air outside?

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