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Textbook Solutions for Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 2 (Chapters 21 - 44)

Chapter 20 Problem 15

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A mixture of 1773 g of water and 227 g of ice is in an initial equilibrium state at 0.000C. The mixture is then, in a reversible process, brought to a second equilibrium state where the waterice ratio, by mass, is 1.001.00 at 0.000C. (a) Calculate the entropy change of the system during this process. (The heat of fusion for water is 333 kJ/kg.) (b) The system is then returned to the initial equilibrium state in an irreversible process (say, by using a Bunsen burner). Calculate the entropy change of the system during this process. (c) Are your answers consistent with the second law of thermodynamics?

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Title Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 2 (Chapters 21 - 44)  10 
Author David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
ISBN 9781118230732

A mixture of 1773 g of water and 227 g of ice is in an initial equilibrium state at

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