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The water equivalent of a copper colorimeter is 4.5g. If specific heat of copper is 0.09 cal /g/C, then
1) Mass of the calorimeter is 0.5kg
2) Thermal capacity of the calorimeter is 4.5 cal/ C
3)The heat required to raise the temperature of the calorimeter by 8C will be 36 cal.
4) Heat required to melt 15 gm of ice placed in the calorimeter will be 1200 cal
Choose the correct option from below

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1 is correct
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2, 3 only are correct
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2, 3, 4 are correct
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3, 4 only are correct
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Solution

The correct option is C 2, 3, 4 are correct
Water equivalent is the ratio of the thermal capacity of the substance to the specific heat of water.

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