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The amount of heat required to change liquid to gas and vice versa without any change in temperature is termed as___

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Important Questions on Heat Transfer

MEDIUM

Due to cold weather, a 1 m water pipe of cross-sectional area 1 cm2 is filled with ice at -10 °C. Resistive heating is used to melt the ice. Current of 0.5 A is passed through 4  resistance. Assuming that all the heat produced is used for melting, what is the minimum time required?

(Given latent heat of fusion for water/ice=3.33×105 J kg-1, specific heat of ice =2×103 J kg-1 °C-1 and density of ice =103 kg m-3 )

MEDIUM

Two different liquids of same mass are kept in two identical vessel, which are placed in a freezer that extracts heat from them at the same rate causing each liquid to transform into a solid. The schematic figure below shows the temperaure T vs time t plot for the two materials. We denote the specific heat in the liquid states to be CL1 and CL2 for materials 1 and 2 respectively, and latent heats of fusion U1 and U2 respectively.

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MEDIUM

Two different liquids of same mass are kept in two identical vessels, which are placed in a freezer that extracts heat from them at the same rate causing each liquid to transform into a solid. The schematic figure below shows the temperature T vs time t plot for the two materials. We denote the specific heat of materials in the liquid (solid) states to be CL1CS1 and CL2CS2 respectively.

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EASY

When heat is supplied at equal rates to three substances A, B, C and their temperatures are plotted against time, the following graph is obtained. Which material among A, B and C has the least heat capacity?

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MEDIUM

A horizontal fire hose with a nozzle of cross-sectional area 521×10-3 m2 delivers a cubic metre of water in 10 s. What will be the maximum possible increase in the temperature of water while it hits a rigid wall (neglecting the effect of gravity)?

HARD
A current carrying wire heats a metal rod. The wire provides a constant power P to the rod. The metal rod is enclosed in an insulated container. It is observed that the temperature T in the metal rod changes with time t as: Tt=T01+βt14
, where β is a constant with appropriate dimension while T0 is a constant with dimension of temperature. The heat capacity of the metal is:
HARD
A 10.0 W electrical heater is used to heat a container filled with 0.5 kg of water. It is found that the temperature of the water and the container rise by 3 K in 15 minutes. The container is then emptied, dried, and filled with 2 kg of an oil. It is now observed that the same heater raises the temperature of the container-oil system by 2 K in 20 minutes. Assuming no other heat losses in any of the processes, the specific heat capacity of the oil is
MEDIUM
It takes 4500 J to turn  2 g of water at 100 °C into steam. Calculate the latent specific heat of vaporization of water.
MEDIUM
How much heat is required to convert 5 g of ice at 0 °C into 5 g of water at 0 °C?
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Explain why the definition of specific latent heat of fusion includes the phrase "at its melting point". 
 
HARD

How much ice at -10°C must be dropped into a cup containing 300 g of water at 20°C in order for the temperature of the water to be reduced to 10°C? The cup itself has a mass of 150 g and is made out of aluminium. Assume that no energy is lost to the surroundings.

(Specific heat capacity of ice=2200 J kg-1 K-1; specific latent heat of fusion of ice=334 J kg-1 K-1; specific heat capacity of water=4200 J kg-1 K-1.)

MEDIUM
Energy is provided to a liquid at its boiling point at a rate of P joules per second. The rate at which mass is boiling away is μ kg per second. What is the specific latent heat of vaporisation of the liquid? 
EASY
Define specific latent heat capacity.
MEDIUM
Why the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water is much greater than the specific latent heat of fusion of ice.
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Explain the role of latent heat in the change of state of a substance?
MEDIUM

Explain the following temperature vs time graph.

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Write the quadrants in which the following points lie:

-4,7

MEDIUM

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Identify the part representing latent heat of fusion in the temperature vs heat graph for melting of ice.

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Identify the part representing latent heat of vaporization in the temperature vs heat graph for melting of ice.

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Where does the latent heat go during these transformations?