NEET Solved Paper 2016 Question 35

Question: A piece of ice falls from a height h so that it melts completely. Only one-quarter of the heat produced is absorbed by the ice and all energy of ice gets converted into heat during its fall. The value of h is : [Latent heat of ice is $ 3\text{.4 }\times\text{ 1}{0^{5}}\text{ J/kg} $ and g = 10 N/kg]

Options:

A) 34 km

B) 544 km

C) 136 km

D) 68 km

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • $ \frac{mgh}{4}=mL $
    $ \Rightarrow $ $ h=\frac{4L}{g}=\frac{4\times 3.4\times 10^{5}}{10}=136,km\text{.} $