Which expression gives the coefficient of performance (COP) of an ideal Carnot…

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Which expression gives the coefficient of performance (COP) of an ideal Carnot refrigerator working between a cold reservoir at temperature TCT_C and a hot reservoir at temperature THT_H? (a) THTH−TC\dfrac{T_H}{T_H-T_C} (b) TCTH−TC\dfrac{T_C}{T_H-T_C} (c) TH−TCTH\dfrac{T_H-T_C}{T_H} (d) TH−TCTC\dfrac{T_H-T_C}{T_C}

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