2 kg of ice at -20°C is mixed with 5 kg of water at 20°C in an insulating vessel having a negligible heat capacity. Calculate the final mass of water remaining in the container. It is given that the specific heats of water and ice are 1 kcal/kg /°C and 0.5 kcal/kg /°C while the latent heat of fusion of ice is 80 kcal/kg (a) 7 kg (c) 4 kg (b) 6 kg (d) 2 kg
2 kg of ice at -20°C is mixed with 5 kg of water at 20°C in an insulating vessel having a negligible heat capacity. Calculate the final mass of water remaining in the container. It is given that the specific heats of water and ice are 1 kcal/kg /°C and 0.5 kcal/kg /°C while the latent heat of fusion of ice is 80 kcal/kg (a) 7 kg (c) 4 kg (b) 6 kg (d) 2 kg
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![2 kg of ice at -20°C is mixed with 5 kg of water at 20°C in an
insulating vessel having a negligible heat capacity. Calculate
the final mass of water remaining in the container. It is given
that the specific heats of water and ice are 1 kcal/kg /°C and
0.5 kcal/kg /°C while the latent heat of fusion of ice is
80 kcal/kg
(a) 7 kg
(c) 4 kg
(b) 6 kg
(d) 2 kg](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7a34367b-b570-41cb-a05e-cf3382afeb7f%2Fbded8480-6b17-442f-885e-c6ccce569a37%2Fwtpbut_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:2 kg of ice at -20°C is mixed with 5 kg of water at 20°C in an
insulating vessel having a negligible heat capacity. Calculate
the final mass of water remaining in the container. It is given
that the specific heats of water and ice are 1 kcal/kg /°C and
0.5 kcal/kg /°C while the latent heat of fusion of ice is
80 kcal/kg
(a) 7 kg
(c) 4 kg
(b) 6 kg
(d) 2 kg
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