Question: A 10 g ice cube at 10oC is place in a lake whose temperature is 15oC. Calculate the change in entropy of the cube

A 10 g ice cube at – 10oC is place in a lake whose temperature is 15oC. Calculate the change in entropy of the cube –lake system as the ice cube comes to thermal equilibrium; with the lake. The specific heat of ice is 2220 J/kg ∙ K.

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