What happens to the cooling in a refrigerator if the freezer (ice compartment) fails?
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Understanding how a refrigerator's components affect its cooling is important for competitive exams. Option A (Cooling becomes more efficient) is incorrect — if the freezer fails, losing the primary cooling mechanism means cooling will worsen, not improve. The freezer plays a central role in the refrigeration cycle. Option B (Cooling remains unaffected) is incorrect — the freezer compartment is integral to the refrigeration cycle. If it fails, the entire cooling process is compromised. The refrigerant circulates through the evaporator coils in and around the freezer section. Option C (Cooling becomes very poor) is CORRECT — the image states: रेफ्रिजरेटर के संबंध में सत्य कथन है — यदि फ्रीजर इकट्ठी होती है, तो रेफ्रिजरेटर में शीतलन बुरी तरह प्रभावित हो जाता है. The freezer is the coldest part of the refrigerator and is essential for the overall refrigeration cycle. The evaporator coils (where refrigerant absorbs heat) are concentrated in and around the freezer. If the freezer fails to form ice or malfunctions, the heat absorption process is severely disrupted, leading to very poor cooling throughout the entire refrigerator. Option D (Temperature increases rapidly) is partially related to C but the image specifically says cooling becomes very poor (बुरी तरह प्रभावित), which implies poor cooling and gradual temperature rise, not a rapid increase necessarily. The most accurate answer matching the
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Heat is a form of energy that transfers between objects or systems due to a temperature difference, moving from a hotter body to a cooler one until thermal equilibrium is reached.
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