Physics Equation that I desperately need help with!!!

1000kg of steam is condensed back to water in the condenser of a power station each hour. The specific latent heat of vaporisation of water is 2260kJ/kg.

Calculate the energy output to the environment this causes each second.

Reply 1

George H.

The energy output due to condensing the steam each hour is 1000 * 2260 = 2260000 kJ.
(Latent heat is the thermal energy a substance takes in or gives out when changing state.)

This is converted to energy output each second, so it's 2260000 / 3600 = 628 kJ.