A student carries out an experiment to vaporise a sample of water.
The student vaporises 150 g of water at 100 °C.
The specific latent heat of vaporisation of water is 2.26 × 106 J/kg.
Calculate the thermal energy needed to vaporise the water.
36 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 14.2 Specific heat capacity and latent heat, covering 14.2.1 Heating, temperature and changes of state, 14.2.2 Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat, 14.2.3 Specific heat capacity calculation, 14.2.4 Specific latent heat calculation, and 14.2.5 Reducing energy transfer through thermal insulation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.