Will value of specific latent heat of a substance change if the scale is °F instead of °C

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Solution

Specific latent heat of a substance is the amount of energy needed to change the state of 1 kg of the substance without changing its temperature.
It occurs at constant temperature.
Hence, the value of specific latent heat of a substance do not depends upon scale.

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