Your electric jug element produces 1.5kW of power. What is the minimum time it will take to heat 1.5L of water from 20 degrees Celcius to boiling

User Icon for bobpursley bobpursley answered
7 years ago

heat=power*time

mc*deltaTemp=power*time
1.5kg*c*80C=1.5j/hr*timeinhours
so you need c in Joules/kgC
and solve for time in hours.