b) An inventor designed a cooling device with an efficiency coefficient of 8.5 between -10°C indoor temperature and 25°C room temperature. He claims to be running his machine. Could this claim be true? Why?

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b) An inventor designed a cooling device with an
efficiency coefficient of 8.5 between -10°C indoor
temperature and 25°C room temperature.
He claims to be running his machine. Could this
claim be true? Why?
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