Specific Heat Capacity and Specific Latent Heat
 

Specific Heat Capacity and Specific Latent Heat problem 62


An electrical heater is immersed in some melting ice that is contained in a funnel, as shown in the figure below.




The heater is switched on and, when the ice is melting at a constant rate, the mass of ice melted in 5.0 minutes is noted, together with the power of the heater. The power of the heater is then increased. A new reading for the mass of ice melted in 5.0 minutes is recorded when the ice is melting at a constant rate. Data for the power and the mass are shown in the table below.




  • Complete the table above to determine the mass melted per second for each power of the heater.


  • Use the data in the completed table to determine

    • a value for the specific latent heat of fusion of ice,


    • the rate of thermal energy gained by the ice from the surroundings.


 

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