At 1 atm, an 80 kg ice skater manages 2 cm2 contact area with the ice (really sharp skates). What pressure is exerted on the ice by the skater?

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  The slope of the solid-liquid coexistence curve in the water phase diagram is -135
atm/K . At 1 atm, an 80 kg ice skater manages 2 cm2
contact area with the ice (really
sharp skates). What pressure is exerted on the ice by the skater?

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