Joe Catania wrote:
No, its not out of the question at all. Since we don't know the flow
rate of water (whether its flowing or not) and since it isn't
particularly relevant I neglect it.
The water is always flowing. This is a flow calorimeter.
It is completely unrealistic to suppose that you can boil water in
device this size, save up heat in metal, and then continue boiling at
any observable rate for more than a few seconds after the power goes
off. That is out of the question. The temperature of the metal would be
far above the melting point. The metal would be incandescent.
- Jed
