120g of ice at 0∘C is mixed with 100g of water at 80∘C . Latent heat of fusion is 80cal/g and specific heat of water is 1cal/g∘C. The final temperature of the mixture is (correct answer + 1, wrong answer - 0.25)
A
0∘C
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B
40∘C
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C
20∘C
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D
10∘C
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Solution
The correct option is A0∘C Heat rejected by 100g of water at 80∘C when it's temperature becomes 0∘C is Q=m×s×Δθ=(100)(1)(80)=8000cal But this heat can melt m=QL=800080=100g of ice at 0∘C only. Final mixture consists of 200g of water and 20g of ice at 0∘C.