A 2 kg copper block is heated to 500oC and then it is placed on a large block of ice at 0oC. If the specific heat capacity of copper is 400 J/kg/C and latent heat of water is 3.5×105J/kg. The amount of ice that can melt is:
A
7/8 kg
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B
7/5 kg
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C
8/7 kg
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D
5/7 kg
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Solution
The correct option is C 8/7 kg Let mice kg of ice melt heat lost by copper = heat gained by ice