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A 300 grams of water takes about 90 seconds to boil in a 2 kW kettle, so that is 2000 watts x 90 seconds which is 180,000 Joules of energy.
But to convert that water completely into steam requires an extra 300x550x4.2 Joules, which is nearly 700,000 Joules.
So converting it to steam takes 4-5 times as much energy as boiling it. That is why it takes a while for a kettle to boil dry.
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∙ 14y agoSteam can be used to run turbines which will turn generators which will produce electricity.
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What is conventional thermal electricity?
I assume you mean electricity produced by burning coal, natural gas, or oil. These are the traditional fossil fuels used to produce heat, steam, and hence electric power.
Are electromagnets used in dams?
yes in the generators to produce electricity.
How can geothermal be used to produce electricity?
Using a geothermal transformer
How do you get electricity from a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear material is used to heat water which creates steam. The steam turns a turbine generator, like a car alternator on a massive scale, which creates the electricity that we use in our homes.
How renewable and non-renewable enerygy sources produce electricity?
They produce electricity be burning coal and then the coal is used to heat, light and do lots of other things.
Why does the splitting generate electricity?
If you mean nuclear fission, then this does not generate electricity directly. The energy released is essentially light/heat energy and this is used to heat water to produce steam. The steam is then used to drive turbines/generators to produce the electricity.
How is electricity produced when coal is burned?
Coal is burned to produce heat The heat is used to produce steam in a boiler. The steam is used to turn a turbine and generator set. This causes electricity to run through the wires.
How is biofuel used to make electricity?
Biofuel can be used in an oil-fired power plant to heat water to steam. The steam drives electrical turbines that produce electricity.
How does nature produce electricity?
Natural gas is ignited and the heat is used to boild water and generate steam. Steam is then forced through impeller turbines spinning them in turn spinning Generator Coils that Produce the electricity.
Can fossil fuels be burned to produce thermal energy that can boil water and produce steam?
Yes, that is how they are used to generate electricity.
How does natural gas produce electricity?
Natural gas is ignited and the heat is used to boild water and generate steam. Steam is then forced through impeller turbines spinning them in turn spinning Generator Coils that Produce the electricity.
Does coal generate electricity?
Coal can't generate electricity by itself, but through the process of combustion, it can produce heat which can be used to produce steam that can run turbines which are connected to generators that produces electricity.
What happens to steam after it has generated electricity?
steam is used to generate electricity. what happens to the steam after it has generated electricity?
What is a renewable resource used for the generation of electricity.?
fossil fuels used gor heating water to produce steam which further runs turbine to generate electricity
What we need to produce nuclear electricity?
steam turbine
How are fossil fuels used to produce electricity?
Coal, oil, or natural gas is used to make electricity by burning it. The heat is used to drive a steam turbine that is hooked up to a generator.
What are three examples where geothermal energy is used?
the hot water and steam are used to turn turbines which drive generators to produce electricity
