Specific Heat Capacity and Specific Latent Heat
 

Specific Heat Capacity and Specific Latent Heat problem 45


A kettle is rated as . A mass of of water at is poured into the kettle. When the kettle is switched on, it takes 2.0 minutes for the water to start boiling. In a further 7.0minutes, one-half of the mass of water is boiled away. Estimate, for this water, the specific latent heat of vaporisation.


 

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