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Define latent heat of fusion.

1 kg of ice occupies 1.1xx10^(-3) m^3 at N.T.P. The volume changes to 1xx10 ^(-3)m^3 , when it is melted. internal latent heat is(latent heat of fusion of ice = 80 k cal/kg P= 1.013xx10^5 N/m^2, J= 4200 J/k cal)

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When 25 gm of ice at - 20^@C have absorbed 2500 cal of heat, what is the temperature of the resulting water? (latent heat of ice = 80 "cal"//(gm) and specific heat of ice = 0.5 "cal"//(gm)//^@C) .

A metal rod 25 cm long and 10sq cm in cross section has it's one end placed in boiling water and the other end in melting ice. Calculate the mass of ice method per minute if K for metal is 378 W/mk. Latent heat of fusion of ice - 80 K cal/gm . J = 4200 j/Kcal.

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