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  • Nov 14, 2010, 09:28 PM
    nshapira
    How many BTU required to bring water at room temperature to a boiling temp?
  • Nov 14, 2010, 11:01 PM
    Unknown008

    It will depend on the amount of water...

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



    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.

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