In this case, according to the given information, it turns out possible for us to calculate the absorbed heat by considering this is a process involving sensible heat associated to the vaporization of water, which is isothermic and isobaric; and thus, the heat of vaporization of water, with a value of about 2259.36 J/g, is used as shown below:
Thus, we plug in the mass and the aforementioned heat of vaporization of water to obtain the following:
According to the law of conservation of energy or the first law thermodynamics energy neither be created nor destroyed, energy is transferred from one form to another form.
Two things that can be deduced by this finding would be that the location was most likely a very muddy area with lots of clay minerals, as well as having lots of crustal movements. This is because slate is created when crustal movement buries clay minerals and other materials in the crust of the Earth. This is later melted and squeezed together from the sheer heat that is applied being so far underground. Therefore, creating what we now know as Slate.
