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A mass of 50 ~g of water in a closed vessel, with surroundings at a constant temperature takes 2 minutes to cool from 30° C to 25° C. A mass of 100…

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A mass of 50 g50 \mathrm{~g}50 g of water in a closed vessel, with surroundings at a constant temperature takes 2 minutes to cool from 30∘C30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}30∘C to 25∘C25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}25∘C. A mass of 100 g100 \mathrm{~g}100 g of another liquid in an identical vessel with identical surroundings takes the same time to cool from 30∘C30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}30∘C to 25∘C25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}25∘C. The specific heat of the liquid is : (The water equivalent of the vessel is 30 g30 \mathrm{~g}30 g.)

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Held on 25 Apr 2013 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    2.0kcal/kg2.0 \mathrm{kcal} / \mathrm{kg}2.0kcal/kg

  2. B

    7kcal/kg7 \mathrm{kcal} / \mathrm{kg}7kcal/kg

  3. C

    3kcal/kg3 \mathrm{kcal} / \mathrm{kg}3kcal/kg

  4. D

    0.5kcal/kg0.5 \mathrm{kcal} / \mathrm{kg}0.5kcal/kg

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