An electric heater is used to melt a block of ice of mass 1.5kg. If the heater is powered by a 12V battery and a current of 20A flows through the coil, calculate the time taken to melt the block of ice at 0oC. [specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 x 103Jkg-1]
A
76.0min
B
35.0min
C
21.0min
D
2.9min
Verified Correct Answer: B.
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
Elect. energy = heat energy
IVt = mL
20 X 12 t = 1.5 x 336 x 103
t = 2100 sec ; t = 35mins.
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