Question
Question: A kettle with 2 litre water at 27<sup>0</sup>C is heated by operating coil heater of power 1 kW. The...
A kettle with 2 litre water at 270C is heated by operating coil heater of power 1 kW. The heat is lost to the atmosphere at constant rate 160J/sec, when its lid is open. In how much time will water heated to 770C with the lid open ? (specific heat of water = 4.2 kJ/ kg)
A
8 min 20 sec
B
6 min 2 sec
C
14 min
D
7 min
Answer
8 min 20 sec
Explanation
Solution
Pinput = 1 kW = 1000secJ; Ploss = 160 secJ
Puseful = Pinput – Ploss = 840 secJ = tmSΔT