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An experiment takes 10 min to raise the temperature of water in a container from 0oC to 100oC and another 55 min to convert it totally into steam by a heater supplying heat at a uniform rate. Neglecting the specific heat of the container and taking specific heat of the water to be 1 cal gC-1 , the heat of vaporization according to this experiment will come out to be:
PhysicsThermal Properties of MatterJEE MainJEE Main 2015 (11 Apr Online)
Options:
  • A 530 cal g-1
  • B 550 cal g-1
  • C 540 cal g-1
  • D 560 cal g-1
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 550 cal g-1
Let the constant state of supply of heat per unit time =λ. So according to the first condition. λt1=mc×100 λm=100Ct1   ...(i), and according to the second condition, λt2=mLfλm=Lft2 ...(ii). By (i) and (ii) 100Ct1=Lft21cal×10010=Lf55Lf=550 cal g-1

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