Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 20 - Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 605: 22b

Answer

$\Delta S=14.6\frac{J}{K}$

Work Step by Step

We know that: $\Delta S=S_f-S_i=\frac{Q}{T}$ and $\frac{Q}{T}=\frac{L_Fm}{T}$ $\implies \Delta S= \frac{L_Fm}{T}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\Delta S=\frac{333\times 10^3(0.012)}{273.15}=14.6\frac{J}{K}$
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