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Work, Energy And Power

Question
CBSEENPH11017360

Find the power of a person who can chew 30 g of ice in one minute. Latent heat of ice = 80 cal/gm

Solution

Mass of ice chewed, m = 30 g 
Time taken, t = 1 min  = 60 sec
Latent heat of ice, L = 80 cal/g
Heat produced = mL = 30 x 80
                                = 2400 cal 
                                = 2400 x 4.2 J
Now, using the formula for power
Power = Work / Time taken 
power, P = fraction numerator 2400 space straight x space 4.2 over denominator 60 space end fraction space Watt space equals space 168 space Watt