Do as Dean Baird demonstrates in Photo 2 of the chapteropening photos, or as the sketch shows, and suspend a heavy weight by copper wire over an ice cube. In a matter of minutes, the wire will be pulled through the ice. The ice will melt beneath the wire and refreeze above it, leaving a visible path if the ice is clear.

Do as Dean Baird demonstrates in Photo 2 of the chapteropening photos, or as the sketch shows, and suspend a heavy weight by copper wire over an ice cube. In a matter of minutes, the wire will be pulled through the ice. The ice will melt beneath the wire and refreeze above it, leaving a visible path if the ice is clear.

College Physics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285737027

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter10: Thermal Physics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 16P

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