Suppose you wanted to heat a mug of water (250 mL) from room temperature 25 C to 100 C to make a cup of tea. How much energy (in units of calories and joules) would you need from your microwave?

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Owen Pruitt

1 March, 11:05

Suppose you wanted to heat a mug of water (250 mL) from room temperature 25 C to 100 C to make a cup of tea. How much energy (in units of calories and joules) would you need from your microwave?

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Litzy · Answer 1

Heat in a system can be calculated by multiplying the given mass to the specific heat capacity of the substance and the temperature difference. It is expressed as follows:

Heat = mC (T2-T1)

Heat = 250 (1) (4.184) (100 - 25)

Heat = 26150 J