Question

Define the terms:
a. Boiling point
b. Melting point
c. Latent heat of fusion

Answer 1

a. The temperature at which a liquid starts boiling at the atmospheric pressure is known as its boiling point.

b. The minimum temperature at which a solid melts to become a liquid at the atmospheric pressure is called its melting point.

c. The amount of heat energy that is required to change 1 kg of a solid into liquid at atmospheric pressure at its melting point is known as the latent heat of fusion.