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An electric heater takes 15 min to raise a certain quantity of water from 0°C to its boiling point.If it takes another 80 min to turn all water into steam ,find the latent heat of vaporsation of water.

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BINA LIBRARY-THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER -EXERCISE
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  4. Why is some space left in between two rails?

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  5. Why does a thick glass trembler crack on pouring hot water into it?

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  6. Why are telegraph wires left loose between two poles?

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  7. Why do lakes freeze first at the surface ?

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  8. What is the principle of calorimetry?

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  9. What are the units of heat in CGS and SI system.How are they related?

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  10. What is meant by thermal capacity?

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  11. Define water equivalent of a body .What is its unit?

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  12. What is the relation between thermal capacity and specific heat?

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  13. Define specific heat of substance.Does it depend on pressure?

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  14. What is molar specific heat?How its related to specific heat?

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  15. What is fusion?

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  16. Define a melting point.Does it depend on pressure?

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  17. What is the effect of increase of pressure on melting point of ice?

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  18. Define a boiling point.Does it depand on pressure?

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  19. What do you mean by emissive power of a body?

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  20. What is a black body?

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  21. What is the emissivity of a perfectly black body?What is meant by abs...

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