An immersion heater used to boil water for a single cup of tea plugs into a 120 v outlet and is rated at 450 w . suppose your super-size, super-insulated tea mug contains 400 g of water at a temperature of 23 ∘c. you can ignore the energy needed to raise the temperature of the mug and the heater itself.

what is the resistance of the heater?

how long will this heater take to bring the water to a boil?

You are a sales representative for a company that makes a new alternate fuel for vehicles. you have prepared a presentation for the environmental engineers to sell your new product. what question do you expect the audience to ask regarding whether the new fuel will cause less damage to the environment? a. do we have to change any parts of the vehicle to use this alternate fuel? b. will the vehicles get better fuel mileage with the alternate fuel? c. how much greenhouse gas does your fuel produce compared with current fuel sources? d. is the alternate fuel more expensive than fossil fuel?