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Chapter 16 Problem 82GP

Question

Problem 82GP

A 0.22-kg steel pot on a stove contains 2.1 L of water at 22 °C. When the burner is turned on, the water begins to boil after 8.5 minutes, (a) At what rate is heat being transferred from the burner to the pot of water? (b) At this rate of heating, would it take more time or less time for the water to start to boil if the pot were made of gold rather than steel?

Solution

Solution 82GP

Step 1 of 2

Part a

We are required to calculate the rate of heat transfer.

For water:

Mass kg

Specific heat kJ/(kgK)

Initial temperature C

When water boils, the temperature C

The change in temperature 0C

C

K

Therefore, heat flowing from the burner to the water,

kJ

kJ

For the steel pot,

Mass kg

Specific heat kJ/(kgK)

The temperature change K (same as water)

Therefore, heat flowing from the burner to the pot,

kJ

kJ

Therefore, the total heat transfer from the burner to the water pot,

kJ

kJ

The time taken is 8.5 minutes = 8.5 60 s = 510 s

Therefore, the rate of heating is,

kJ/s

kJ/s

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

A 0.22-kg steel pot on a stove contains 2.1 L of water at

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