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When water boils, it stays at the same temperature until all the water has changed into steam. 

 

     

 P1 Heat & Temperature 

Syllabus  Summary Questions Answers

 
  1. What are the units of:

      a) temperature

      b) heat

      c) specific heat capacity

      d) specific latent heat

  2. Calculate the energy transferred when 1 kg of water in a kettle is heated from 15 ºC to 90 ºC.

      Specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg ºC

  3. Calculate the energy transferred when 1 kg of ice changes from solid to liquid at 0 ºC.

      Specific latent heat (Change of state from ice to water) is 340 000 J/kg.