A mixture consists of 70 g of ice and 60 g of liquid water, both at 0°C. (The latent heat of fusion of water is 80 cal/g and the specific heat capacity of water is 1.0 cal/g C°.) The amount of heat that must be added to melt all of the ice is about

A. 4000 cal.
B. 5600 cal.
C. 32,400 cal.
D. 21,600 cal.


Answer: B

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