How much thermal energy is required to boil 2.00 kg of water at 100.0°C into steam at 125°C? The latent heat of vaporization of water is 2.26 x 106 J/kg and the specific heat of steam is 2010 J/(kg ∙ °C).

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How much thermal energy is required to boil 2.00 kg of water at 100.0°C into steam at 125°C? The latent heat of vaporization of water is 2.26 x 106 J/kg and the specific heat of steam is 2010 J/(kg ∙ °C).

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