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300 grams of water at 25∘C  is added to 100 grams of ice at 0∘C , the final temperature of the mixture is

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a

−53  ∘C

b

−52  ∘C

c

-5oC

d

0∘C

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Wateramount of heat lost by water is dQ1=mSdθ here m is mass of water ; S is specific heat of water; dθ is change in temperature of water when water looses its temperature from 250C to 00C, amount of heat lost is  dQ1 dQ1=300×1×25=7500  calorieFor Iceamount of heat required to convert from ice to water is dQ2=mL where m is mass of ice ; L = latent heat of fusion of ice=80 cal g-1 dQ2=100×80=8000  caldQ2>dQ1i.e., Heat required is greater than heat availableStill ice remains= 0oC
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