Steam at $100^{\circ}C$ is added slowly to $1400 \, \text{g}$ of water at $16^{\circ}C$ until the temperature of the water is raised to $80^{\circ}C$. The mass of steam required to do this is $(L_V = 540 \, \text{cal/g})$ ........... $\text{g}$

  • A
    $160$
  • B
    $125$
  • C
    $250$
  • D
    $320$

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