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The water molecule absorb energy from surroundings, this energy is called as ______________.

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Molecular energy
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Latent energy
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Heat energy
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is C Latent energy
B. Latent Energy

Latent heat is the energy absorbed by or released from a substance during a phase change from a gas to a liquid or a solid or vice versa. If a substance is changing from a solid to a liquid, for example, the substance needs to absorb energy from the surrounding environment in order to spread out the molecules into a larger, more fluid volume. If the substance is changing from something with lower density, like a gas, to a phase with higher density like a liquid, the substance gives off energy as the molecules come closer together and lose energy from motion and vibration.


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