A small quantity, mass m, of water at a temperature θ (inºC) is poured on to a large mass M of ice which is at its melting point. If c is the specific heat capacity of water and L the latent heat of fusion of ice, then the mass of ice melted is given by:
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D
mcθ = m i L ⇒ m i = 
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