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How does energy flow when a refrigerator door is accidentally left open? In other words, does the cold air from the fridge flow out or does the heat from the room flow inside the fridge?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Energy as heat flows from a body of higher temperature to a body of lower temperature.

In this question, inside the refrigerator represents the lower temperature. The room temperature represents the body of higher temperature.

Hence;

The heat would flow from inside room to inside the fridge.

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