How much heat is necessary to vaporize 500 g of water at its boiling point?
1 Answer
Nov 22, 2015
It depends on what temperature the water is starting at.
Explanation:
If the water is in solid form it would go through 2 phase changes. That equation is:
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However, when calculating the amount of heat necessary to heat to a certain temperature you need the initial temperature. That equation looks like this:
We're lacking some information in the question. Get that temperature information and we can figure it out.