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Explain how a refrigerator works to cool down warm objects that would otherwise be room temperature

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Answer: evaporation

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Refrigerators work by causing the refrigerant circulating inside them to change from a liquid into a gas. This process, called evaporation, cools the surrounding area and produces the desired effect.

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