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A 100 kg iron slab at `700^(@)C `in an industry accidentally comes in contact with 25 kg water at `100^(@)C.` Estimate the approximate amount of steam that will be produced. The specific heat of iron is 0.11 cal/`g ^(@)C` and the latent heat of vaporization of water is 540 cal/g.:

A

15.6 kg

B

18,8 kg

C

12.2 kg

D

25.0 kg

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