The heat of fusion of water is cal/g. This means 80 cal of energy are required to:
A. raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1 K
B. turn 1 g of water to steam
C. raise the temperature of 1 g of ice by 1 K
D. melt 1 g of ice
E. increase the internal energy of 80 g of water by 1 cal
Answer: D. melt 1 g of ice
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