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2 kg of ice melts when water at 100oC is poured in a hole drilled in a block of ice. What mass of water was used?
Given: specific heat capacity of water =4200 Jkg1K1,
specific latent heat of ice =336×103 Jkg1

A
1.2 kg
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0.8 kg
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0.4 kg
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D
1.6 kg
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Solution

The correct option is D 1.6 kg
let m mass of water be used
energy absorbed by ice = energy released by water
2×336×103=m×4200×100
m=1.6kg

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