Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 40SP

How long will it take a 500-W heater to raise the temperature of 400 g of water from 15.0 °C to 98.0 °C.

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