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Halliday, Resnick & Walker — Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics: Problem 61

In Fig. 18.24, a 5.0 cm slab has formed on an outdoor tank of water. The air is at -10°C. Find the rate of ice formation (centimeters per hour). The ice has thermal conductivity 0.0040 cal/s·cm·C° and density 0.92 g/cm³. Assume there is no energy transfer through the walls or bottom.

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Given: 18.24, a, 5.0 cm, 10°C, 0.92 g

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Fundamentals of Physics Extended · 12th Edition
Author: Halliday, Resnick & Walker
Publisher: Wiley
Chapter: Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics