Chemistry in Context| Essential Ideas| Chemistry| Openstax| Problem 7

The amount of heat required to melt 2 lbs of ice is twice the amount of heat required to melt 1 lb of ice. Is this observation a macroscopic or microscopic description of chemical behavior? Explain your answer.

Solution:

This theory follows a MACROSCOPIC description of a chemical behavior.  The heat required is determined from macroscopic properties.

 

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