WAEC - Physics (1993 - No. 51)

How long does it take a 750 W heater operating at full rating to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water from 40oC to 70oC? (Take the specific heat capacity of water as 4200 J kg-1 K-1 and neglect heat losses).
84s
112s
168s
280s
616s

Explanation

div class="eq-c">pt = mcθΔ; t =
mcθΔ/p
=
1 x 4200 x (70 - 40)/750
= 168s

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