Approximately how long should it take 9.5 kg of ice at 0 °C to melt when it is placed in a carefully sealed Styrofoam ice chest of dimensions 25 cm x 35 cm x 55 cm whose walls are 1.1 cm thick? Assume that the conductivity of Styrofoam is double that of air and that the outside temperature is 35 °C. Express your answer using two significant figures. VE ΑΣΦ ? S

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Approximately how long should it take 9.5 kg of ice at 0 °C to melt when it is placed in a carefully sealed Styrofoam ice chest of dimensions 25 cm × 35
cm x 55 cm whose walls are 1.1 cm thick? Assume that the conductivity of Styrofoam is double that of air and that the outside temperature is 35 °C.
Express your answer using two significant figures.
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Transcribed Image Text:Approximately how long should it take 9.5 kg of ice at 0 °C to melt when it is placed in a carefully sealed Styrofoam ice chest of dimensions 25 cm × 35 cm x 55 cm whose walls are 1.1 cm thick? Assume that the conductivity of Styrofoam is double that of air and that the outside temperature is 35 °C. Express your answer using two significant figures. VE ΑΣΦ ? S
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