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What mass of water needs 5023 joules of heat to vaporize? Hv=2260 J/g

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In order to calculate the mass, we can use the formula below:


Q=m\cdot H_V

Where Q is the heat energy, m is the mass and HV is the latent heatof pvaporizaion.

Since the latent heat is given in J/g, themas s will be used in g and the energy in J.

So we have:


\begin{gathered} 5023=m\cdot2260\\ \\ m=(5023)/(2260)\\ \\ m=2.22\text{ g} \end{gathered}

Therefore the mass is 2.22 grams.

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