Water is being heated in a vertical pistoncylinder device.

Chapter 3, Problem 348

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Water is being heated in a vertical pistoncylinder device. The piston has a mass of 40 kg and a cross-sectional area of 150 cm2 . If the local atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa, determine the temperature at which the water starts boiling.

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QUESTION:

Water is being heated in a vertical pistoncylinder device. The piston has a mass of 40 kg and a cross-sectional area of 150 cm2 . If the local atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa, determine the temperature at which the water starts boiling.

ANSWER:

Step 1 of 3

A vertical piston-cylinder device is filled with water and covered with a 40-kg piston that serves as the lid. The boiling temperature of water is to be determined.

Step  2 of 3

The pressure in the cylinder is determined from a force balance on the piston.

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