Water at the top part of the boiling tube boils while the ice remains unmelted. This is because
water is a poor conductor of heat and hot air less dense remain at the top.
sharon kalunda answered the question on April 2, 2019 at 08:05
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40J/k containing 100g of water at 25oC. The temperature of the resulting mixture is 34oC.
(Specific heat capacity of water = 4200J/KgK)
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(i) Heat gained by calorimeter
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(iii) Heat lost by the metal block
(iv) Specific heat capacity of the metal block
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Determine:
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(ii) Heat gained by water.
(iii) Heat lost by the metal block.
(iv) Specific heat capacity of the metal block.
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