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A calorimeter contains \(\, 0.8~\mathrm{kg}\) of water and \(\, 0.2~\mathrm{kg}\) of ice in equilibrium at \(\, 0\,^{\circ }\mathrm{C}\). A one-kilogram piece of iron, initially at \(\, 100\,^{\circ }\mathrm{C}\), is dropped into the water.
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Skačej, G., Ziherl, P. (2019). The Second Law. In: Solved Problems in Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27661-4_3
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