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An immersion heater has a power rating of 1200 watts. It is used to heat water...

An immersion heater has a power rating of 1200 watts. It is used to heat water for coffee. How long (in minutes) should it take to bring 1.3 L of water from room temperature (20°C) to 83°C?

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Mass of one litre of water is equal to 1kg. The mass 1.3 litres of water is m=1.3kg

The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a substance of mass m from T​​​​​​i to T​​​​​​f​​​ is

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where C is the specific heat of the system.

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1.3kg of water from 20°C to 83°C is

The 1200W heater supply 1200 Joules of energy every second. The time in seconds required to supply Q energy is

We know that 1 second = (1/60) minute. The time in minutes is

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