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4.6 Exercise 9

Avg difficulty 2.5

A 5.0-kg piece of lead at a temperature of 600°C600 °\text{C} is placed in a lake whose temperature is 15°C15 °\text{C}. Determine the entropy change of (a) the lead piece, (b) the lake, and (c) the universe.

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