Effects of Heat: Change in Physical State

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Effects of Heat: Change in Physical State: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Latent Heat, Latent Heat of Fusion, Latent Heat of Vaporisation, Fusion of Substances, Vaporisation of Substances and Temperature Versus Heat Graph for Heating of Ice.

Important Questions on Effects of Heat: Change in Physical State

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An ice cube is heated and the variation of its temperature with time is shown. The process representing the conversion of water into steam is 

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How much heat is required to convert 10 g of ice at -5°C to water at 10°C? (Given specific heat of ice =0.5 cal g-1C-1, specific heat of water =1.0 cal g-1C-1, Latent heat of fusion =80 cal g-1)

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50 g of steam at 100° C is passed into a large block of ice at 0° C the mass of ice that melts is 

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Water and ice having equal masses are placed inside an insulated container. The initial temperatures of water and ice are 40°C and 0°C respectively. The equilibrium temperature of the system in degrees Celsius is close to (Note: take the specific heat of water =4000 J·kg-1·K-1; latent heat of fusion =300 kJ·kg-1 )

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Evaporation is the process of changing liquid into vapor,

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Heat given (H) to a substance was plotted against rise in temperature (0). Which of the following parts of the graph, most correctly
depicts the latent heat of the substance?

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Determine the amount of heat required to completely melt 100 g of ice (in kJ) given that latent heat of fusion for ice is 33.6 kJ/kg.

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Distinguish latent heat of fusion from the latent heat of vaporization during state change of substance with graph.

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Ice melts when energy in the form of ____ is supplied

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Heat (Q) is supplied to a solid to raise its temperature (T) across its melting point TM and boiling point TB. Which of the following graphs correctly represents the relation between heat supplied and temperature ?

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A block of ice at -10°C is slowly heated and converted to steam at 100°C. Which of the following curves represent the phenomenon qualitatively?

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Observe the following temperature Vs. time graph and fill in the blank:

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During transition of solid phase to liquid, the object absorbs _____ (electric \chemical \heat) energy, but its temperature does not increase.

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Observe the following temperature Versus time graph and fill in the blank.

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The constant temperature, at which the ice converts into water is called the _____ point of ice.

(Choose from: boiling/melting)

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Observe the following temperature Versus time graph and fill in the blank.

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When ice is heated it melts at _____ and converts into water at this constant temperature.

(Choose from: 0/50)

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Liquid and solid states of a substance co-exist in thermal equilibrium during the process of:

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During the process of fusion:

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The specific latent heat of vaporisation for water is large.

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Conversion of liquid into vapours is called _____.

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The correct reason behind cooling of a room after the water has been sprinkled is 

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When sun rays are focused on an ice block using a lens of diameter 5 cm10 g of ice got melted in 20 min. Calculate the heat received per minute per square centimetre. (Latent heat of ice L=80 cal g-1 )