JAMB - Physics (1989 - No. 11)

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]
76.0min
35.0min
21.0min
2.9min

Explanation

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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