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whilliam
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Homework Statement
A piece of nichrome wire is embedded into a 1-kg block of ice at -10 degrees celcius. A current of 3.0 amperes and a voltage of 12 volts is maintained in the wire. How long will it take to separate the wire from the ice?
I only want to solve for the amount of heat in calories..
I used the formula:
Q = m1 c1 t1 + m2 c2 t2
The answer is 355,810 cal.
But I can't get it.
please help..