A rigid vessel with a volume of 3.0 m3 contains a fixed mass of H2O. Initially, the temperature is 50°C and the H2O is a mixture of steam and liquid water with quality of 0.60.a. Find the mass of H2O in the tank and the pressure.b. Find the temperature to which the fluid must be raised so that all of the H2O in the tank becomes saturated vapor.

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A rigid vessel with a volume of 3.0 m3 contains a fixed mass of H2O. Initially, the temperature is 50°C and the H2O is a mixture of steam and liquid water with quality of 0.60.
a. Find the mass of H2O in the tank and the pressure.
b. Find the temperature to which the fluid must be raised so that all of the H2O in the tank becomes saturated vapor.

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