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In an experiment, 17 g of ice is used to bring down the temperature of 40 g of water at 34oC to its freezing temperature. The specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 J g1 K1. Calculate the specific latent heat of ice :

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236 J g1
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672 J g1
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336 J g1
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168 J g1
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Solution

The correct option is C 336 J g1
heat lost by water = heat gain by ice
40×4.2×34=17×L
L=336 Jg1

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