Define Enthalpy of vaporization.

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The enthalpy of vaporization, (symbol ∆H vap) also known as the (latent) heat of vaporization or heat of evaporation, is the amount of energy (enthalpy) that must be added to a liquid substance, to transform a quantity of that substance into a gas.

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