Specific Latent Heat Flashcards
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Q
What is specific latent heat?
A
The amount of heat energy required to melt or boil 1kg of a material
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Q
What does latent mean?
A
Hidden
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Q
What is need to melt or boil a substance?
A
Energy
3
Q
Why doesn’t the temperature of a material change when it’s at the point of boiling,melting or freezing (changing state)?
A
Because only energy is needed
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Q
Why doesn’t the temperature of water change during melting and boiling?
A
Because the energy supplied is used to break the intermolecular bonds as the water molecules change state from solid to liquid and liquid to gas
