Question: 2. When water falls upon snow it melts the snow due to the release of latent heat of fusion / solidification (80 cal/g). How much

2. When water falls upon snow it melts the snow due to the release of latent heat of fusion / solidification (80 cal/g). How much rain will it take (in centimeters) to melt 1.5 meter of snow in the Rockies, when the snow is at 10 degrees below freezing (-10C)? __________ (cm)

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