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A coffee maker makes coffee by passing steam through a mixture of coffee powder, milk and water. If the steam is mixed at the rate of 50 g per minute in a mug containing 500 g of mixture, then it takes about t0 seconds to make coffee at 70°C when the initial temperature of the mixture is 25°C. The value of t0 is close to (ratio of latent heat of evaporation to specific heat of water is 540°C and specific heat of the mixture can be taken to be the same as that of water)

 
PhysicsThermal Properties of MatterKVPYKVPY 2018 (SA)
Options:
  • A 30
  • B 45
  • C 60
  • D 90
Solution:
2401 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: 45

Let m gram of steam is condensed in the process of heating mixture from 25°C to 70°C



Then,

Heat lost by steam = Heat gained by mixture



Heat of condensation of steam + Heat given by water formed = Heat gained by mixture



  m·L+mswΔT=M·snΔT



 


=500×sw×(70-25)

 


m=500×sw×45L+30sw

 


m=500×45Lsw+30

 


m=500×45(540+30)40 g

Now, in 1 min,50 g of steam is condensed.



40 g of steam will be condensed in time



 


t0

 


t0=40×6050 s=48 s

Nearest answer is 45 s.


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