Name: Lindsay Reanna P.

Villar Date: March 22, 2022

Section: Zara Score

Activity 2
Heat, Work, Energy

A. Where Do I Belong?

Spontaneous Process Non-spontaneous Process

drying of leaves breakage of an egg
spoilage of food rice cooking
waterfall cooling water
From the items in the box, categorized them as Spontaneous Process and Non –
Spontaneous Process.

Drying of leaves

Breakage of an egg

Spoilage of food

Waterfall

Rice cooking

Cooling water

B. The Reverse of it
You may refer to the illustrations and you may also search from reliable sources
(online references or books) for the answers to the guide questions.
Guide Questions:

1. How does a refrigerator work?

Refrigerators use a working fluid called refrigerant, which is also found in air
conditioners and heat pumps. This refrigerant flows inside refrigerators and
cools the machine through the evaporation process, in which the liquid turns into
gas and cools the fridge. Simpler acts, such as rubbing alcohol on the skin, use
the same technique. The alcohol will chill your skin once it has evaporated.

2. Describe a compressor. How does it work, and identify the gas inside that has a
low boiling point?

A compressor is described as a mechanism that can be found in spray paints,

scuba diving, fountains, refrigerators, and air conditioners. It works along its
goal to reduce the volume of substances to increase pressure, which is usually
gases. We call it freon as the gas inside that has a low boiling point.

3. What will happen to the hot gas produced by compression?

After compression, the hot gas passes through a condenser, which condenses it
and lowers its pressure and temperature.

4. How does a condenser function?

 A condenser is a device that transfers heat from a working fluid, such as a
refrigerant, to a secondary fluid or the surrounding air. It allows vapor from a
high-pressure, high temperature working fluid to condense and release heat.

5. What will happen to the pressure and heat in the evaporator?

When the liquid refrigerant reaches the evaporator, the pressure and heat in the
evaporator will decrease. The pressure will be lessened, and the heat will be
reduced as well, making it cooler than the air blowing out of the fan.

6. Discuss the complete cycle of how a refrigerator works.

The compressor begins the whole cycle of how a refrigerator works by

pressurizing and lowering the volume of the working fluid, or in this case, the
refrigerant. The refrigerant then travels to the condenser, where it is condensed.
It reduces the temperature and turns it into a liquid. After passing through the
condenser, the refrigerant is sent to the expansion valve, which lowers its
pressure and temperature, resulting in a cooling effect, like the impact of alcohol
on skin. The evaporator takes heat from the items inside the refrigerator and
exchanges it with the now cooled refrigerant in the final step. Heat is absorbed
by the refrigerant, which then transforms into a hot gas that is pumped.
 Figure 4. An air conditioning cooling cycle

Guide Questions:

1. What is the function of an air conditioning unit?

An air conditioning unit's job is to cool a room or a specific location by collecting

hot air and converting it to cold air before blowing it out and into the room.

2. How does air conditioning work during summer?

During the summer, air conditioning works in the same way that a refrigerator
does. The refrigerant absorbs the heat or hot air that enters the air conditioner and
then passes via the compressor, condenser, expansion valve, and evaporator, which
is how cool air is forced out into the room.
3. What is required to transfer heat in this device?

A working fluid called refrigerant is required to transfer heat in this device.