heat,work,andinternalenergy.pptVIP

How do I boil water? How much heat does it take to boil water, i.e., how much heat must be transferred to a specific mass of water to raise its temperature to the boiling point? Related question: How much heat is required to raise the temperature of water by a specified number of degrees? The answer depends on how much water you have and how hot you want to get it ? m and ?T, where m is the mass and ?T is the temperature change The answer would be different for a different material, say aluminum? there must be a parameter for each substance – heat capacity, c. Heat Capacity or specific heat Th