An Avalanche of Ice and Snow of Mass 2,000 Kg

question 46

Multiple Choice

An avalanche of ice and snow of mass 2,000 kg slides a vertical distance of 180 m down a mountainside.If the temperature of the ice,snow,mountain and surrounding air are all at 0°C,what is the change in entropy of the universe?
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• A) 25,846 J/K
• B) 12,923 J/K
• C) 6,462 J/K
• D) 4308 J/K
• E) 1,319 J/K

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