$5 \mathrm{~g}$ of steam at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is mixed with $5 \mathrm{~g}$ of ice at $0^{\circ}…

$5 \mathrm{~g}$ of steam at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is mixed with $5 \mathrm{~g}$ of ice at $0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. What is the final temperature of the mixture?
  1. $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
  2. $95^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
  3. $90^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
  4. $80^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$

Solution

Given, mass of steam, $m_\lambda=5 \mathrm{~g}$ Temperature of steam, $T_s=100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ Mass of ice, $m_i=5 \mathrm{~g}$ Temperature of ice, $T_i=0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ Since, latent heat of vaporisation, $l_v=540 \mathrm{cal} / \mathrm{g}$ Latent heat of fusion, $l_f=80 \mathrm{cal} / \mathrm{g}$ Now, heat given by steam during fully conversion into water, at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and $ Q_1=m_\lambda \times 540=2700 \mathrm{cal} $ Heat taken by ice to get fully converted into water at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, $ \begin{aligned} Q_2 & =m_i l_f+m_i \times s \times \Delta T \\ & =5 \times 80+5 \times 1 \times 100 \quad(\because s=1, \text { for water }) \\ & =400+500=900 \end{aligned} $ As, $Q_2 < Q_1$ $\therefore$ Temperature of mixture will be $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (23 Aug Shift 1)

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