A 68.7-g ice cube is initially at 0.0°C. (a) Find the change in entropy of the cube after it melts completely at 0.0°C. Hint: The latent heat of fusion for water is 3.33  105 J/kg.  _________J/K (b) What is the change in entropy of the environment in this process?  __________J/K

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A 68.7-g ice cube is initially at 0.0°C.

(a) Find the change in entropy of the cube after it melts completely at 0.0°C. Hint: The latent heat of fusion for water is 3.33  105 J/kg.
 _________J/K

(b) What is the change in entropy of the environment in this process?
 __________J/K
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