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An electric kettle rated 1000 W heats 2 kg of water from 20°C to 100°C. Only 80% of the electrical energy goes into the water; the rest heats the kettle and the air. The specific heat of water is 4200 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹. The time taken, in minutes, is ____.
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High School (11–12)
Heat & Thermodynamics › Calorimetry and Change of State
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An electric kettle rated
1000
W
1000\ \text{W}
1000
W
heats
2
kg
2\ \text{kg}
2
kg
of water from
20
∘
C
20^\circ\text{C}
2
0
∘
C
to
100
∘
C
100^\circ\text{C}
10
0
∘
C
. Only
80
%
80\%
80%
of the electrical energy goes into the water; the rest heats the kettle and the air. The specific heat of water is
4200
J kg
−
1
K
−
1
4200\ \text{J kg}^{-1}\,\text{K}^{-1}
4200
J kg
−
1
K
−
1
. The time taken, in minutes, is ____.
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