clc clear //INPUT l=536;//latent heat of vapourisation in cal/gm v1=1;//volume of 1 gm of water in cc v2=1600;//volume of steam in cc t=373;//boiling point of water in K p=1;//pressure in cm of hg d=13.6;//specific gravity of mercury g=981;//gravitational constant in cm/sec^2s/cal j=4.2*10^7;//joules constant in erg/cal //CALCULATIONS dt=(t*(v2-v1)*d*g)/(l*j);//change in temperature in deg.C //OUTPUT mprintf('change in temperature is %3.2f deg.C',dt)