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Question 19

0.5kg of water at 10oC is completely converted to ice by extracting 188000J of heat from it. If the specific heat capacity of water is 4200J kg-1C-1, calculate the specific latent heat of fusion of ice.

  • A.9.0 KJ kg-1
  • B.84.0 KJ kg-1
  • C.168.0 KJ kg-1
  • D.334.0 KJ kg-1
  • E.336.0 KJ kg-1
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1988
Question no.
#19
Type
Objective
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