An electric kettle with an efficiency of 60% contains 0.6 kg of water at 20 degrees. The kettle was plugged into a 220V
An electric kettle with an efficiency of 60% contains 0.6 kg of water at 20 degrees. The kettle was plugged into a 220V network and forgot to turn off. After 11 minutes the water has completely boiled away. Determine the resistance of the heating element.
Efficiency = 60%.
m = 0.6 kg.
U = 220 V.
t1 = 20 ° C.
t2 = 100 ° C.
C = 4200 J / kg * ° C.
q = 2.3 * 10 ^ 6 J / kg.
T = 11 min = 660 s.
U = 220 V.
R -?
Efficiency = Qp * 100% / Qz.
Qп = C * m * (t2 – t1) + q * m.
Qz = U ^ 2 * T / R.
Efficiency = (C * m * (t2 – t1) + q * m) * 100% * R / U2 * T.
The formula for determining the resistance of the electric kettle R will take the form: R = efficiency * U2 * T / (C * m * (t2 – t1) + q * m) * 100%.
R = 60% * (220 V) ^ 2 * 660 s / (4200 J / kg * ° C * 0.6 kg * (100 ° C – 20 ° C) + 2.3 * 10 ^ 6 J / kg * 0.6 kg) * 100% = 12 ohms.
Answer: the resistance of the electric kettle is R = 12 ohms.