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Homework Statement
In an insulated vessel, 265 g of ice at 0°C is added to 630 g of water at 17.0°C. (Assume the latent heat of fusion of the water is 3.33
a) What is the final temperature of the system?
b) is already solved
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
The answer is:
Since the heat required to melt 265 g of ice at 0°C exceeds the heat required to cool 630 g of water from 17°C to 0°C, the final temperature of the system (water + ice) must be 0°C .
I don't understand this. Is there a better explanation? I think maybe I just lack the knowledge of some sort of fundamental concept around this, because I don't know why this is.