23. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Problem 20c
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionA 15.0-kg block of ice at 0.0°C melts to liquid water at 0.0°C inside a large room at 20.0°C. Treat the ice and the room as an isolated system, and assume that the room is large enough for its temperature change to be ignored. (a) Is the melting of the ice reversible or irreversible? Explain, using simple physical reasoning without resorting to any equations.
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