20. Heat and Temperature
Specific Heat & Temperature Changes
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Problem 19b
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionThe burner on an electric stove has a power output of 2.0 kW. A 750 g stainless steel teakettle is filled with 20°C water and placed on the already hot burner. If it takes 3.0 min for the water to reach a boil, what volume of water, in cm^3 , was in the kettle? Stainless steel is mostly iron, so you can assume its specific heat is that of iron.
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