What is the term for the heat required to change a substance from solid to liqui

Practice Questions

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What is the term for the heat required to change a substance from solid to liquid at constant temperature? (2019)
  1. Latent heat of fusion
  2. Latent heat of vaporization
  3. Specific heat
  4. Sensible heat

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the term for the heat required to change a substance from solid to liquid at constant temperature? (2019)
  • Step 1: Understand that substances can exist in different states, like solid and liquid.
  • Step 2: Know that when a solid changes to a liquid, it needs heat to do so.
  • Step 3: Recognize that this heat is not used to increase the temperature but to change the state.
  • Step 4: The specific term for this heat needed to change from solid to liquid is called 'latent heat of fusion.'
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