Question

A cubical thermocol ice box of side length `30cm` has thichess of `5.0cm` If `4.0kg` of ice is put in the box estimate the amount of ice remaining after `6hr` The utside temperature is `45^(@)C` and co-efficinet of the thermal conductivity of the thermocol is `0.01 J s^(-1) m^(-1) K^(1)` (Latent Heat of fusion of water `=335 xx 10^(3) Jkg^(-1))` .

Answer 1

Total mass of ice in box `=4kg`
surface area of cubical box
`A=6(side)^(2) = 6 xx 30 xx 30 xx 10^(4) = 54 xx 10^(-2) m^(2)`
Thichness `d = 5 xx 10^(-2)`
Time `t = 6 xx 3600 =21,600 sec`
Let m is of ice melted in `6hr`
`(KA(Deltatheta)t)/(d) =mL_(ice)`
`(0.01 xx 54 xx 10^(-2) xx 45 xx 6 xx 3600)/(5 xx 10^(2)) = m xx 335 xx 10^(3)`
`rArr m =0.3 kg`
`:.` Mass of ice remaining after 6hrs
`=4kg - 0.3kg = 3.7Kg` .