An iron ball of mass $0.2\,kg$ is heated to $100\,^{\circ}C$ and put into a block of ice at $0\,^{\circ}C.$ If $25\,g$ of ice melts,and the latent heat of fusion of ice is $80\,cal/g,$ find the specific heat of iron in $cal/g\,^{\circ}C.$

  • A
    $1$
  • B
    $0.1$
  • C
    $0.8$
  • D
    $0.08$

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