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nshapira
Nov 14, 2010, 09:28 PM

Unknown008
Nov 14, 2010, 11:01 PM
It will depend on the amount of water...

The energy required to do that in joules is given by:

Q = mc\theta

Where Q is the energy required,
m the mass of water in kg
c the specific heat capacity of water in J/(kgK)
theta is the change in temperature in K.