An Avalanche of Ice and Snow of Mass 1 500

question 2

Multiple Choice

An avalanche of ice and snow of mass 1 500 kg slides a vertical distance of 190 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?

• A)2.05E+4 J/K
• B)1.02E+4 J/K
• C)5.12E+3 J/K
• D)3.41E+3 J/K
• E)1.04E+3 J/K

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