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A piece of copper of mass 20g at a temperature of 110°C was dropped into a mixture of ice and water at 0°C. If the final steady temperature of the mixture is 0°C . Calculate the amount of ice that melted [Specific heat capacity of copper = 0.4 Jg1K1, specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 330Jg1]

A.

0.37g

B.

0.60g

C.

2.40g

D.

2.70g

Correct answer is D

Mice = MCθ

= \(\frac{20 \times 0.4 \times 110}{330} 

Heat lost by copper = Heat gained by ice

mcopper c θ = mice L

20 x 0.4 x (110 - 0) = mice x 330

mice = 20×0.4×110330

= 83

= 2.67 g

= 2.70g (to 1 d.p)