Calculate the heat of fusion of ice from the following data for ice at 0∘C added to water. Mass of calorimeter = 60gm, mass of calorimeter + water = 460 gm, mass of calorimeter + water + ice = 618 gm, initial temperature of water = 38∘C, final temperature of the mixture = 5∘C. The specific heat of calorimeter = 0.10 cal/g/∘C. Assume that the calorimeter was also at 0∘C initially.
78 cal/gm
Mass of water = 460 - 60 = 400gm
Mass of ice = 618 - 460 = 158 gm
Heat lost by water = Heat gained by ice to melt + Heat gained by (water from molten ice + calorimeter) to reach 5∘C
⇒ 400 × 1 × (38−5) = 158 × L + 158 × 1 × 5 + 60 × 0.1 × 5 (where L is the latent heat of fusion of ice)
⇒ L = 78.35 cal/gm