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The time taken for a calorimeter containing 75 g of water at 62°C to cool to 58°C is 9 minutes. When the calorimeter contains 105 g of water, it takes 12 minutes to cool from 62°C to 58°C. The water equivalent of the calorimeter is______
PhysicsThermal Properties of MatterAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2018 (25 Apr Shift 1)
Options:
  • A 10g
  • B 15g
  • C 20g
  • D 30g
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 15g

The equation of water equivalent in the first case is,

mcdTdt=-kT1+T22-T075+xc62-589=-k62+582-T0....1

is the second case the equation of water equivalent,

105+xc62-5812=-k62+582-T0...2

75+x9=75+x12x=15 g

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