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Question

Sprinkling of water reduces temperature of a closed room because

the temperature of water is less than that of room.

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the specific heat of water is high.

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the water has large latent heat of vaporization.

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water is bad conductor of heat.

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Solution

The correct option is D the water has large latent heat of vaporization.
The energy required in calories to completely convert one gram of water to one gram steam without increasing the temperature is called the latent heat of vaporization.
C is correct

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(a) Which property of water enables it to modify the climate?

(b) The density of water varies with temperature. What are its consequences?

(c) State the melting point, boiling point, specific heat capacity, specific latent heat of fusion and specific latent heat of vaporization of water.

100

100

20^{o} C

4.186

^{o}

100^{o} C

2, 260

k g

20^{o} C

20 Ω

200 V

= 4200 J / k g^{o} C

= 2260 k J / k g

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