Entropy change when converting water to steam

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The discussion focuses on calculating the entropy change when converting 20g of water at 30°C to steam at 250°C under constant atmospheric pressure. The heat capacity of liquid water is constant at 4.2 J/gK, and the heat of vaporization is 2260 J/g. The molar heat capacity of water vapor is defined by the equation \(\frac{c_p}{R} = a + bT + cT^2\) with constants a=3.634, b=1.195×10-3 K-1, and c=1.350×10-7 K-2. The solution requires calculating the entropy change for three distinct stages: heating the water, vaporization, and heating the steam.

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Homework Statement



At constant atmospheric pressure, 20g of water at 30C is converted into steam at 250C. Assume the heat capacity of liquid water is constant at 4.2 J/gK and the heat of vaporization at 100C is 2260 J/g. The molar heat capacity of water vapor at constant pressure is given by

\frac{c_p}{R} = a + bT + CT^2

where a= 3.634,{ } b= 1.195*10^{-3} K^{-1},{ } c=1.350*10^{-7} K^{-2}

Find the entropy change of the water.

Homework Equations



\Delta S = \frac{dQ}{T}
dQ = \int c_p dT

The Attempt at a Solution


My first thought was just to plug in the given equation for C_p into (1) and integrating, but I'm not sure how the heat of vaporization comes into play.
 
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There are 3 different 'stages' to this problem. You need to think of what they are, then find the entropy change that happens in each stage.
 

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