I have a container which hold 30ml of fresh water that I need to heat to boiling using electricity run through an assumed efficient resistor. Assuming an ambient temperature of 23 degrees celsius how much watt energy do I need to put into 30 ml to bring the temperature to 100 degrees celsius?

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I have a container which hold 30ml of fresh water that I need to heat to boiling  using electricity run through an assumed efficient resistor.  Assuming an ambient temperature of 23 degrees celsius how much watt energy do I need to put into 30 ml to bring the temperature to 100 degrees celsius?

bobpursley · Answer

heat= masswater*cwater*(100-23) I will be happy to check your work.