The latent heat of vaporization of steam is more than that of the boiling water. Explain

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When boiling water changes into steam, it absorbs a certain amount of heat energy. This shows that the latent heat of vaporization of steam is more than that of boiling water.
Latent heat of vaporization is a physical property of a substance. It is defined as the heat required to change one mole of liquid at its boiling point under standard atmospheric pressure. It is expressed as kg/mol or kJ/kg

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