Join the Most Relevant JEE Main 2025 Test Series & get 99+ percentile! Join Now
Search any question & find its solution
Question: Answered & Verified by Expert
An earthen pitcher loses 1 g of water per minute due to evaporation. If the water equivalent of pitcher is 0.5 kg and the pitcher contains 9.5 kg of water, calculate the time required for the water in the pitcher to cool to 28 °C from its original temperature of 30 °C. Neglect radiation effects. Latent heat of vapourization of water in this range of temperature is 580 cal g-1 and specific heat of water is 1 kcal g-1 °C-1.
PhysicsThermodynamicsJEE Main
Options:
  • A 38.6 min
  • B 30.5 min
  • C 34.5 min
  • D 41.2 min
Solution:
1052 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: 34.5 min
As water equivalent of pitcher is 0.5 kg, i..e., pitcher is equivalent to 0.5 kg of water, heat to be extracted from the system of water and pitcher for decreasing its temperature from 30 to 28oC is

        Q 1 = m + M c Δ T

            = 9.5 + 0.5 kg  1 k cal/kg C 3 0 - 2 8 C

            = 2 0 kcal

And heat extracted from the pitcher through evaporation in t minutes

Q 2 = mL = dm dt × t L = 1 g min × t 5 8 0 cal g

                = 5 8 0 × t cal

According to given problem Q 2 = Q 1 ,  i.e., 5 8 0 × t = 2 0 × 1 0 3

                                          t = 34.5 min

Looking for more such questions to practice?

Download the MARKS App - The ultimate prep app for IIT JEE & NEET with chapter-wise PYQs, revision notes, formula sheets, custom tests & much more.