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Published on: September 12, 2026
Equal volumes of a liquid of relative density 1.02 and water are allowed to cool from 80°C to 60°C in the same surroundings. The times taken are 8 mts and 15 mts respectively. The specific heat of the liquid in cal/gm-°C is-
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A
...(i) (For Sample 1)
...(ii) (For Sample 2)
Solving (i) and (ii)
= 1.02 × s
⇒ s = 0.52
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