Properties Of Solids And Liquids Question 46

Question: A water fall is 84 metres high. If half of the potential energy of the falling water gets converted to heat, the rise in temperature of water will be [JIPMER 2002]

Options:

A) 0.098°C

B) 0.98°C

C) 9.8°C

D) 0.0098°C

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

As W=JQ therefore 12(mgh)=J×mcΔθ

therefore Δθ=gh2JS

Δθ=9.8×842×4.2×1000=0.098C

(Swater=1000calkg×C)

Short trick: Remember the value of gJcW=0.0023 ,

here Δθ=12×(0.0023)h=12×0.0023×84=0.098C



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