You have an ice cube (H2O) that weighs 5 grams and is at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. How many joules is required to melt the ice cube and raise the temperature of the resulting liquid water to 15 degrees Celsius?
A. 1803 J
B. 2088.5 J
C. 257.5 J
D. 418.2 J
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Q=mc?T where ?T is the change in temperature in degrees, m is the mass in grams and c is the specific heat capacity of water.
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