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Ali Yuksel
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So for my semester project, I was given something that most scientists think is "impossible". Using numerous parabolic mirrors, i need to focus the reflected light onto a mutual point, and achieve a temperature of about 3000*C. Why 3000? That is when thermal decomposition of H2O occurs. What i want to calculate first, is the amount of energy i will need to make this happen. Am i supposed to go with Q=MCdT? The specific heat of H2O changes a lot after so many degrees. My idea was to first calculate from room temp to 100*C, then calculate from 100*C to the degree where the specific heat starts to change again, and then I am completely lost, because what specific heat would i use to calculate the rest? Please someone give me a magical equation to solve all my problems:S