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An ice cube at an unknown temperature is added to 25.0 g of liquid H2O at 40.0 °C. The final temperature of the 29.3 g equilibrated mixture is 21.5 °C. What was the original temperature of the ice cube?
[Cp (J/g•°C) water = 4.184, ice = 2.06, ∆H°fusion = 333 J/g]

A.

–6.5 °C

B.

–13.1 °C

✓ Correct
C.

–35.3 °C

D.

–56.8 °C

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