Entropy change when converting water to 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

[itex]\frac{c_p}{R} = a + bT + CT^2[/itex]

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

Find the entropy change of the water.

Homework Equations



[itex]\Delta S = \frac{dQ}{T}[/itex]
[itex]dQ = \int c_p dT[/itex]

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.