0.5kg of water at 10ºC is completely converted to ice at 0ºC by extracting (88000) of heat from it. If the specific heat capacity of water is 4200jkg\(^{1}\) Cº. Calculate the specific latent heat of fusion of ice.

A.

9.0kjkg\(^{-1}\)

B.

84.0kjkg\(^{-1}\)

C.

134.0kjkg\(^{-1}\)

D.

168.0kjkg\(^{-1}\)

Correct answer is C

Heat involved (H) = 88,000J, Mass(M)= 0.5kg,  specific heat capacity of water(C) = 4200JkgºC,

Specific latent heat of fusion(L) = ?, Temperature change(Δθ) =  θ2 -  θ1 =  (10 - 0)° = 10°

H = MCΔθ + ML 

or

H = M(CΔθ + L) -->\(\frac{H}{M}\) = CΔθ + L 

: L = \(\frac{H}{M}\) -  CΔθ = \(\frac{88,000}{0.5}\) - 4200 \(\times\) 10

L = 176,000 - 42000 = 134,000

L = 134,000 or 134kj/kg