Specific Heat: An aluminum electric tea kettle with a mass of 500 g is heated with a 500-W heating coil. How long will it take to heat up 1.0 kg of water from 18°C to 98°C in the tea kettle? The specific heat of aluminum is 900 J/kg ? K and that of water is 4186 J/kg ? K.

A. 5.0 minutes
B. 7.0 minutes
C. 12 minutes
D. 15 minutes
E. 18 minutes


Answer: C

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