Heating Mixture in Thermally Insulated Container - Ice to Boil & Evaporate

[olduvai]

In a thermally insulated container was a mixture of ice and water. Then we have put a immersion heater ( P=400W). We started measure time and at the end of every minute we writed down the heat od mixture. First two minutes the heat wasn't changing, at the end of third it raised about 2°C, at the end of fourth it raised about 8°C, t the end of fifth raised about 8°C, and so on, each by an additional 8°C.

Task:
a) How much ice and how much water was in a container in the beginning? (my answer: mass of water: 0,515kg, mass of ice: 0,199kg)
b) How long did it takes to ice, until it melted? (my answer: 2:45min)
c) How long did it takes until the water started to boil? And how long did it takes until the half of water did evaporate? (my answer: 14:25min and 48:2min)Thanks in advance!

 

[olduvai]

(Sorry i forgot to write the header: )

Can you please check me my work?
And sorry for my english:)

 

[berkeman]

In a thermally insulated container was a mixture of ice and water. Then we have put a immersion heater ( P=400W). We started measure time and at the end of every minute we writed down the heat od mixture. First two minutes the heat wasn't changing, at the end of third it raised about 2°C, at the end of fourth it raised about 8°C, t the end of fifth raised about 8°C, and so on, each by an additional 8°C.

Task:
a) How much ice and how much water was in a container in the beginning? (my answer: mass of water: 0,515kg, mass of ice: 0,199kg)
b) How long did it takes to ice, until it melted? (my answer: 2:45min)
c) How long did it takes until the water started to boil? And how long did it takes until the half of water did evaporate? (my answer: 14:25min and 48:2min)Thanks in advance!

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[olduvai]

a) I suppose that at first the heat was absorbed to ice to melt, so that's why the temeperature of the mixture didn't raise first two minutes. And i also suppose, that at first the ice and water had same degree ( 0°C).
To know what was the mass of each(because the mass of ice after melting was same as before), I counted it from the heat needed to raise the temperature of the mixture about 8°C , when the ice was comply melted:

(P=400W, t=8°, c1=4200kJ/kg)
Q=P*t=c1*t*(m1+m2)
---> (m1+m2)=24000/(42000*8)=5/7

Then I get the second equation. I know that in the third minute temp raised about 2°C, so I substract the heat needed to ice to melt from the heat, which was given the mixture after three minutes.

Q'3=Q3-Lt=P*3*60 - lt*m2

This heat heated the mixture above 2°C: (t2=2°, lt=33200)
Q3-Lt=c1*t2*(m1+m2)

m2= Q3/lt - ((5/7)*c1*t2) / lt
m2= ((P*3*60) / (33200)) - ((4200*2*5)/(332000*7))= 0,199kg

m1... m1+m2=5/7...m1=5/7-0.199=0,515kg

 

[olduvai]

Is it right?