Two immersion heaters, A and B, are both connected to a 120.0-V supply. Heater A can raise the temperature of 1.00 L of water from 20.0°C to 90.0°C in 5.00 min, whereas heater B can raise the temperature of 5.80 L of water from 20.0°C to 90.0°C in 5.00 min. What is the ratio of the resistance of heater A to the resistance of heater B?

Ratio of resistance of heater A to resistance of heater B is 5.80

Explanation:

Consider C be the specific heat of water, R₁ and R₂ be the resistance of heater A and heater B respectively.

Given:

Mass of water in heater A, m₁ = 1 L

Mass of water in heater B, m₂ = 5.80 L

Initial temperature, T₀ = 20 ⁰C

Final temperature, T₁ = 90 ⁰C

Time, t = 5 min

Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of water by heaters A and B are given by:

Q₁ = m₁C(T₁ - T₀)       and  

Q₂ = m₂C(T₁ - T₀)

Ratio of power used by both the heaters A and B is:

Since, time t, temperature difference(T₁ - T₀) and specific heat C are same for both the heaters A and B. So, the above equation becomes:

   ...(1)

The relation to determine electrical power for both heaters A and B are:

    and

Here V is the voltage applied to both the heaters and is equal.

So, the ratio of electrical power of heaters is:

    ....(2)

But according to the problem, the electrical power is converted into the thermal power. So,equation (1) and (2) are equal. Hence,

Substitute the suitable values in the above equation.

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