Answer to Question #198200 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Xaveria

Question #198200

Why does it requires great amount of heat to increase the temperature of 10kg water from 10° to 20°


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2021-05-26T10:31:17-0400

Because water has great specific heat capacity "c= 4200\\frac {J}{kg\\cdot \u00b0C}" and

"Q=cm \\Delta t=4200\\cdot 10\\cdot (20-10)=0.42~MJ."



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