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A piece of ice falls from a height h, so that it melts completely. Only one-quarter of the heat produced is absorbed by the ice and all energy of ice gets converted into heat during its fall. The value of h is (Take, latent heat of ice is 3.4 X 105 ]/kg and g = 10 N/kg) 

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a

136 km

b

68 km

c

544 km

d

34 km

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

According to the conservation of energy, energy gained by the ice during its fall from height h is given by

E = mgh
As given, only one quarter of its energy is absorbed by the ice.

So,   mgh4=mLf

 h=mLf×4mg=Lf×4g=3.4×105×410=13.6×104

= 136000 m = 136km

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A piece of ice falls from a height h, so that it melts completely. Only one-quarter of the heat produced is absorbed by the ice and all energy of ice gets converted into heat during its fall. The value of h is (Take, latent heat of ice is 3.4 X 105 ]/kg and g = 10 N/kg)