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twiztdlogik
Aug24-08, 08:33 AM
how much water would 1000 MW/J heat from 18 degrees to 30 degrees?

i am unsure of what formula [is there is one] to use...

so any help would be GREAT!

TIA:smile:

Doc Al
Aug24-08, 08:36 AM
Hint: What's the specific heat of water? (What kind of units are MW/J? Did you mean Joules?)

twiztdlogik
Aug24-08, 08:45 AM
i have the specfic heat of water.... and the MW/J was my way of saying mega watts or joules.

the specific heat i have is 4.184 J g–1 K–1

what i cant figure out is how to get the amount of water. and i am not sure of what sort of answer i am going to get, or if the answers i am getting from playing around are correct.

i think i am confusing myself....:uhh:

Doc Al
Aug24-08, 08:50 AM
i have the specfic heat of water....
What's the definition of specific heat? Look it up!
and the MW/J was my way of saying mega watts or joules.
Those aren't the same thing, you know. :uhh: (Watts = power; Joules = energy.)