How do the metal aluminum coils in an air conditioner help keep a house cool?

The aluminum coils transfer thermal energy between the refrigerant and the surrounding air. In cooling mode, the indoor coils absorb heat from inside the house, and the outdoor coils release that heat outside. This moves thermal energy out of the house, so choice B is correct; the coils conduct heat rather than insulate it.

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