17. A cast iron skillet is used to fry bacon. For optimal frying, the pan must be heated to about 178 °C
from a room temperature of 22.0 °C. It is known that 1.58 x 10 J of heat energy are absorbed by the
pan to reach the desired temperature and the specific heat of iron is 0.450 J/g °C. What must the mass
of the skillet be?
A. 12.7 kg
B. 2.25 kg
C. 110 kg
D. 1.97 kg