Specific Latent Heat: Flashcards by Sim <3 floaties | Brainscape

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What is specific Latent Heat?

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Amount of energy required to change the state of 1kg of a substance with no change in temperature.

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What is specific Latent heat of fusion?

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Energy required to change 1kg of a substance from a solid to liquid with no change in temperature

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What is specific latent heat of vaporisation?

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The energy required to change 1kg of a substance from liquid to vapour with no change in temoerature.

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What is the equation?

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Energy for a change in state (J) = Mass (kg) x Specific Latent heat (J/kg).

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