Determine the specific latent heat of vaporization of water

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Homework Statement

from the following observations made during an experiment,determine the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water.

initial mass of water 400g
final mass of water 450g
mass of calorimeter 200g
initial temperature of water & calorimeter 16 degrees
final temperature of water & calorimeter 70 degrees
specific heat capacity of water 4200 j/kg degrees
specific heat capacity of calorimeter 420 j/kg degrees

Homework Equations

Q= m hfg

The Attempt at a Solution

let suffix s = steam w = water and c = calorimeter

-ms hfg = mw cw delta tw + mc cc delta tc + ms cw delta ts

-50 = 400x4200x(70-16)+200x420x(70-16)+50x4200x(70-100)=88.956x10 6

therefore 50/88.956x10 6 = 562.075 x 10 -9

if someone would be so kind to check if this is right it will be much appreciated.

 

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i forgot to state the final mass of water is 450g the extra 50 is condensed steam please can someone tell me if this is right or some pointers if i have it wrong because this question is relevant to my coursework i don't want the answer just help.