4000 calories of heat energy is supplied to crushed ice at 0°c,such that it completely melts to form water at 0°c.If sp. latent heat of fusion of ice is 80 cal/g, what is the mass of ice?
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Solution
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Heat energy, latent heat and mass are related as
Q = mL
m = Q/L
m = 4000 calorie/ 80 cal/g = 50 gm.