1. During change of state from solid to liquid, mass of substance does not change.
2. Also, mean distance between particles during change of state does not alter at melting point.
3....
(A) 136 km
When the piece of ice falls from the height h, it possesses potential energy, mgh.
This P.E. is converted to heat energy.
∴ Q = mgh
But only \(\frac{1^{th}}{4}\) of it is absorbed...
(c) remains unchanged.
Catalyst only eases the threshold for a reaction without participating directly in it. So, it has no effect on heat evolved or absorbed during reaction.