Question

How much heat is required to vaporize 1.5kg of liquid water at its boiling point

Answer 1

Given:

Water, 1.5kg at boiling point

Required:

Heat required to vaporize at boiling point

Solution:

Water at boiling point is at 100degrees Celsius

Changing it into Kelvin, just dd 273 to 100 = 373 K

H = mCpT

H = (1.5kg)(4.184kJ/kg-K)(373K)

H = 2340.9kJ