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An amount of energy is added to ice, raising its temperature from 100C to 50C. A larger amount of energy is added to the same mass of water, raising its temperature from 150C to 200C. From these results, what would you conclude?

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Overcoming the latent heat of fusion of ice requires an input of energy.
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The latent heat of fusion of ice delivers some energy to the system.
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The specific heat of ice is less than that of water.
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The specific heat of ice is greater than that of water.
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More information is needed to draw any conclusion.
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Solution

The correct option is B The specific heat of ice is less than that of water.
Since less energy was required to produce a 50C rise in the temperature of the ice than was required to produce a 50C rise in temperature of an equal mass of water, we conclude that the specific heat of ice [c=Q/m(ΔT)] is less than that of water.

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