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A 100 W immersion heater is placed in a pot containing 1 litre of water at 20C. How long will it take to heat water to boiling temperature. if 20% of the available energy is lost to surroundings ?

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32 minutes
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44 minutes
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70 minutes
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60 minutes
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Solution

The correct option is C 70 minutes
P=100W, Δθ=10020=80

m=Vρ=1000×106×1000=1kg

Used power=80%

80%P=Et=msΔθt

80100P=msΔθt

45×100=1×4200×80t

t=4200 s

t=420060 min

=70 min

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

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