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Date May 2018 Marks available 1 Reference code 18M.1.SL.TZ2.13
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Question number 13 Adapted from N/A

Question

A sealed container contains water at 5 °C and ice at 0 °C. This system is thermally isolated from its surroundings. What happens to the total internal energy of the system?

A.     It remains the same.

B.     It decreases.

C.     It increases until the ice melts and then remains the same.

D.     It increases.

Markscheme

A

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 3: Thermal physics » 3.1 – Thermal concepts
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