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Real heat pumps never reach the ideal coefficient of performance found for a Carnot cycle between the same two temperatures. According to the source, what range of COPhp values do real heat pumps typically achieve?

AAbout 1 to 2
BAbout 2 to 4
CAbout 5 to 8
DAbout 8 to 12
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. About 2 to 4
1. The ideal, Carnot-based heat pump in the source's worked example reaches a COPhp of 5.30, well above what real hardware achieves. 2. It is stated that real heat pumps do not perform quite as well as this ideal case. 3. It gives the typical range for real heat pumps directly: values of COPhp range from about 2 to 4. 4. The other listed ranges, 1 to 2, 5 to 8 and 8 to 12, do not match this stated range. _Source: OpenStax College Physics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 "Thermodynamics", section 15.5 Applications of Thermodynamics: Heat Pumps and Refrigerators_
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