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10-1.Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry
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A block of ice with mass $m$ falls into a lake. After impact, a mass of ice $m/5$ melts. Both the block of ice and the lake have a temperature of $^o C$. If $L$ represents the heat of fusion, the minimum distance the ice fell before striking the surface is

A

$\frac{L}{{5g}}$

B

$\frac{{5L}}{g}$

C

$\frac{{gL}}{{5m}}$

D

$\frac{{mL}}{{5g}}$

Solution

Let it fall from $h$ height.

When mass $m$ of ice will fall over lake its potential energy will change to heat energy. and that heat will melt ice.

$m g h=m L / 5,$ (Potential energy to latent heat energy)

so, $h=L / 5 g$

Standard 11
Physics

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