Question

(b) How much energy must be supplied to boil 2kg of water? providing that the specific latent heat of vaporization of water is 330 kJ/kg.

Answer 1

Complete question:

(b) How much energy must be supplied to boil 2kg of water? providing that the specific latent heat of vaporization of water is 330 kJ/kg. The initial temperature of the water is 20 ⁰C

Answer:

The energy that must be supplied to boil the given mass of the water is 672,000 J

Explanation:

Given;

mass of water, m = 2 kg

heat of vaporization of water, L =  330 kJ/kg

initial temperature of water, t = 20 ⁰C

specific heat capacity of water, c = 4200 J/kg⁰C

Assuming no mass of the water is lost through vaporization, the energy needed to boil the given water is calculated as;

Q = mc(100 - 20)

Q = 2 x 4200 x (80)  

Q = 672,000 J

Q = 672,000 J

Q = 672,000 J

Therefore, the energy that must be supplied to boil the given mass of the water is 672,000 J