Calculating Change in Entropy for Water Vaporization at 100oC

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Homework Statement


The latent heat of vaporization for water is 540 kcal/kg. By how much does the entropy of 50g of water at 100oC change if the water is very slowly converted into steam at 100oC?


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would it be 0 heat change plus the 540? = 540 total?
 
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No, it's not zero heat change. Certainly some heat enters the water to make it steam. How would you use the latent heat of vaporization to find out how much?