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Grade 11Thermal Physics

Calculate amount of heat required to convert 1 kg of steam from hundred degree Celsius to 200 degrees celsius steam

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Eshan
8 Years ago
Dear student,

Specific heat of steam=1.996kJ/kg-K

Hence required heat=mC_s\Delta T=1kg\times 1.996kJ/kg-K\times (473-373)K=199.6kJ

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