What total amount of heat input is required to heat #"9 g"# of water from a liquid at #92^@ "C"# to steam at #103^@ "C"#?

1 Answer
Jul 27, 2017

#q_(t ot) = 2._(067) xx 10^1# #"kJ"#

where subscripts are past the last significant digit (how sad!).


Here, we heat hot water to boil, and then heat it a bit further.

  • We assume that #C_(P(l))#, the heat capacity at constant pressure for liquid water, is still #"4.184 J/g"^@ "C"# at this #T# and #P#.
  • Since we are at constant atmospheric pressure, #q = DeltaH#. At constant temperature, the heat required is a constant dependent on the amount of substance available, and is related to the enthalpy of the vaporization process.

At the boiling point, #q_(vap) = n_w DeltaH_(vap)#, where #n_w# is the mols of water at the boiling point and #DeltaH_(vap)# is #"40.67 kJ/mol"#.

  • For steam, we have that #C_(P(g)) = "1.996 J/g"^@ "C"# near #100^@ "C"#.

The main steps are then:

#underbrace("H"_2"O"(l))_(92^@ "C") stackrel(("Part 1"))stackrel(q = m_wC_(P(l))DeltaT" ")(->) stackrel(("Part 2"))(overbrace("boiling point")^(q = n_wDeltaH_(vap))) stackrel(("Part 3"))stackrel(q = m_wC_(P(g))DeltaT" ")(->) underbrace("H"_2"O"(g))_(103^@ "C")#

That is, one heats to the boiling point, then boils, then heats further. We assume constant mass throughout (i.e. closed system).

#1)# Heating the liquid

#q_1 = m_wC_(P(l))DeltaT#

#q_1 = "9 g" xx "4.184 J/g"^@ "C" xx (100^@ "C" - 92^@ "C")#

#=# #"301.248 J"#

#2)# Vaporizing the liquid

#q_2 = n_wDeltaH_(vap)#

#q_2 = (9 cancel("g H"_2"O") xx cancel"1 mol"/(18.015 cancel("g"))) xx ((40.67 cancel("kJ"))/cancel"mol" xx "1000 J"/cancel("1 kJ"))#

#=# #"20318.07 J"#

#3)# Heating the steam

#q_3 = m_wC_(P(g))DeltaT#

#q_3 = "9 g" xx "1.996 J/g"^@ "C" xx (103^@ "C" - 100^@ "C")#

#=# #"53.892 J"#

Apparently, we only have one significant figure...?

#color(blue)(q_(t ot)) = q_1 + q_2 + q_3#

#= "301.248 J" + "20318.07 J" + "53.892 J"#

#=# #"20673.21 J"#

or about #color(blue)("20.67 kJ")#. Keep in mind that as-written, you have only allowed yourself one significant figure...