College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 16, Problem 36GP
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The least possible amount of electrical energy needed to make the ice and the smallest possible amount of heat expelled into the room.
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