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A 2 kg copper block is heated to 500 oC and then it is placed on a large block of ice at oC . If the specific heat capacity of copper is 400 k g 1 ° C 1   and latent heat of fusion of water is 3.5× 10 5 J k g 1 , the amount of ice that can melt is
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Options:
  • A 78 kg
  • B 7 kg
  • C 8 kg
  • D 57 kg
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 8 kg
Heat emitted by copper = Heat gained by ice

mcΔθ=mL

  m=mcΔθL

Given: m=2kg,c=400J kg-1°C-1 ,

Δθ=500,L=3.5×105 J kg-1

  m=2×400×5003.5×105=87 kg

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