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As 6.00 kg of a liquid substance as its freezing point completely freezes, it gives off enough heat to melt 3.00 kg of ice at 0C. The heat of fusion of the substance is:

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2.05 kJ/kg
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4.19 kJ/kg
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167 kJ/kg
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668 kJ/kg
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Solution

The correct option is D 167 kJ/kg
Let the latent heat of fusion of the substance be L kJ/kg. Then, heat lost by the substance equals the heat gained by ice.
6L=3×333.33
L167

Hence, latent heat of fusion of the substance is 167 kJ/kg

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