Question 11 Mark
Why should bits of ice be wiped dry before adding them to the calorimeter during the determination of specific latent heat of fusion of ice?
Answer
View full question & answer→If ice is not wiped dry, then it may increase the mass of water and there will be an euror in the calculation. Also, specific heat capacity of ice is different from water, which also introduces error in the determination of latent heat of fusion of ice.