Thermal Energy Through the Process of Heating Is Added to a 3.0

Multiple Choice

Thermal energy through the process of heating is added to a 3.0 kg piece of ice at a rate of $636.0 \mathrm {~kW}$ How long will it take for the ice at 0.0° C to melt? For water L_F = 334,000 J/kg and L_V = 2.246 × 10⁶ J/kg.

A) 1.6 s
B) 640,000 s
C) 0.0 s
D) 1000 s