A spherical iron ball is placed on a large block of dry ice at 
. The ball sinks into the ice until it is half submerged. What was the temperature of iron ball?
Density of iron 
Density of ice 
Specific heat of iron 
Latent heat of fusion of ice 
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
If V is the volume of spherical iron ball, then volume of ice melted is 
Heat lost by iron ball 
…(i)
Heat gained by ice 
…(ii)
equating the two values or using heat gained 
heat lost
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