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A 1.1 kg block of ice is initially at a temperature of -5°C.

(a) If 4.8x10^5 J of heat are added to the ice, what is the final temperature of the system?
________°C

(b) Suppose the amount of heat added to the ice block is increased by a factor of 5.2. By what factor must the mass of the ice be increased if the system is to have the same final temperature?
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The temperatures of a block of ice after heat is added is determined.

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1 J = 1/4.184 cal => 4.8x10^5 J = 1.15x10^5 ...

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