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To calculate the heat needed to boil a pot of water at 100C, what do you need to know? A. the mass and latent heat of fusion B. the mass and amount of work done C. the mass and latent heat of vaporization D. the mass, temperature change, and specific heat capacity

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At boiling point :

H = mL

Where m = mass, L =specific latent heat

So from the formula for boiling, you need to know the mass and specific latent heat of vaporization

C. is the best answer.
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