Physics: Entropy Change in Melting of Ice
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A 10-2 kg ice cube, initially at zero degrees C, melts in the Atlantic Ocean, where the water temperature is at 10 degrees C. After melting, the ice melt heats up to match its 10 degree C environment. (The latent heat of fusion = 333J/g and the specific heat = 4.18 J/(g K).
Find the change in entropy of
(a) The water that was originally in the ice cube,
(b) The Atlantic Ocean.
(c) By what factor does the number of states available to the combined system change?
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