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