High-altitude mountain climbers do not eat snow, but

Chapter 14, Problem 29

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High-altitude mountain climbers do not eat snow, but always melt it first with a stove. To see why, calculate the energy absorbed from your body if you: (a) eat 1.0 kg of snow which your body warms to body temperature of 37C; (b) melt 1.0 kg of snow using a stove and drink the resulting 1.0 kg of water at 2C, which your body has to warm to 37C

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