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What is Latent Heat?


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Latent heat

  • Latent heat is the amount of energy needed to change the state of a substance without causing a change in temperature.

Types of latent heat

  • Latent heat of fusion:-Latent heat of fusion is defined as the amount of heat energy needed to transform 1kilogram of a solid into a liquid at its melting point.
  • Latent heat of vaporization:-Latent heat of vaporization is the term for the heat that a substance absorbs when it transforms from a liquid to a gas.

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