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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 3.4 × 10⁵ J/kg and g = 10 N/kg]: 34 km, 544 km, 136 km, 68 km

34 km

68 km

136 km

544 km

Solution:

Given that:
mgh = mL
=> h = 4L/g
=> h = 4 × 3.4 × 10⁵ / 10
=> h = 136000 m
=> h = 136 km