Which of the following best represents the temperature versus heat supplied graph for water, in the range of -20 C to 120 C?
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Answer
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Solution
Starting at -20 C the sample is ice. On supplying heat:
1. Ice warms from -20 C to 0 C (rising line).
2. Ice melts at 0 C: temperature stays constant (horizontal line, latent heat of fusion).
3. Water warms from 0 C to 100 C (rising line).
4. Water boils at 100 C: temperature stays constant (horizontal line, latent heat of vaporisation).
5. Steam warms from 100 C to 120 C (rising line).
So the graph must have exactly two horizontal parts, at 0 C and at 100 C. Graph (1) has an extra flat part between 0 and 100 °C, graph (2) has no flat part at 0 °C and graph (4) has none at all; graph (3) shows the correct sequence.
Answer: (3)