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How does your AC actually make cold air?

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Melissa and Jam unpack the chemistry inside an air conditioner. They explain how refrigerants, pressure changes and transitions between liquid and gas move heat out of a room, why the outdoor unit releases warmth, and what frozen coils reveal about the cooling process.

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air conditionerRefrigerantspressure changesoutdoor unitfrozen coilscooling process

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