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Option 2 : A will lose more heat than B
Concept :
Latent heat:
- It is the heat energy that is given to change the state of a substance.
- 'Latent' means' hidden' i.e. heat in the substance undergoing the change of state, and does not change its presence by raising the temperature.
- Latent heat does not raise the temperature of the substance
- But the latent heat has always to be supplied to change the state of a substance.
Explanation
- The latent heat supplied is used up in overcoming the forces of attraction between the particles of a substance during the change of state.
- The latent heat does not increase the kinetic energy of the particles of the substance.
- Since, there is no increase in the kinetic energy of the particles, the temperature of a substance does not rise during the change of state.
- Ice will lose more heat as it is the heat energy that prevents the temperature from further cooling.
- Heat energy does not warm the temperature but rather stops further cooling and this happens at thermal equilibrium.
- So, the correct answer is A will lose more heat than B.
- About 334 J of energy is required to melt 1g of ice at 0°C, which is the latent heat of melting.
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