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Matter In Our Surroundings

Question
CBSEENSC9004655

Define (i) Latent heat of fusion and (ii) Latent heat of vaporisation

Solution

Latent heat of fusion is defined as the amount of energy required to convert of solid to liquid at 1 atmospheric pressure at constant temperature.


Latent heat of vaporsiation is defined as the amount of heat energy required to convert water to gas phase at 100°C and 1 atmosheric pressure.