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The greater the mass of a body , the greater is its latent heat capacity. Is this true of false?

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To determine whether the statement "The greater the mass of a body, the greater is its latent heat capacity" is true or false, we can analyze the definitions and relationships involved in latent heat capacity. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Latent Heat Capacity**: - Latent heat capacity is defined as the amount of heat required to change the phase of a given mass of a substance (m grams) without changing its temperature. - Mathematically, it can be expressed as: \[ ...
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CENGAGE PHYSICS ENGLISH-CALORIMETRY-Exercise 1.1
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  2. The greater the mass of a body , the greater is its latent heat capaci...

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  3. The greater the mass of a body, the greater is its specific heat capac...

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  4. Can heat be added to a substance without causing the temperature of th...

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  5. Can heat be considered to be a form of stored energy?

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  6. Give an example of a process in which no heat is transferred to or fro...

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  7. The latent heat of fusion of a substance is always less than the laten...

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  8. Suppose an astronaut on the surface of the moon took some water at abo...

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  9. Heat is added to a body. Does its temperature necessarily increase?

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  11. Steam at 100^@C is passed into a calorimeter of water equivalent 10 g ...

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  12. Ice of mass 600 kg and at a temperature of -10^@C is placed in a coppe...

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  13. When a small ice crystal is placed in overcooled water it begins to fr...

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  14. An electric heater whose power is 54 W is immersed in 650cm^3 water in...

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  16. Equal volumes of three liquids of densities rho1,rho2 and rho3, specif...

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  17. Victoria falls in Africa is 122 m in height. Calculate the rise in tem...

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  18. Equal masses of three liquids A,B and C are taken. Their initial tempe...

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  19. An earthen pitcher loses 1 g of water per minute due to evaporation. I...

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  20. A certain amount of ice is supplied heat at a constant rate for 7 minu...

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