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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Thermodynamics

Question:

Steam at 100° C is passed into 20 g of water at 10°C. When water acquires a temperature of 80°C, the mass of water present will be: [Take specific heat of water = 1 cal g1 °C-1 and latent heat of steam = 540 cal g-1]

Options:

24 g

31.5 g

42.5 g

22.5 g

Correct Answer:

22.5 g

Explanation:

According to the principle of calorimetry
Heat lost = Heat gained

mLvaporization + msw\(\Delta T\) = mwsw\(\Delta T\)

m×540 + m×1×(100-80)= 20×1×(80-10) 

m = 2.5 g

Total mass of water= 20 g + 2.5 g = 22.5 g