Energy Change for Change of State

Physics: AQA GCSE Higher, topic 3.2.9

The Latent Heat of Vapourisation

The latent heat of vapourisation is the amount of energy needed to convert a liquid into a gas (or a gas into a liquid) without changing the substance's temperature.

Latent heat of vapourisation

Test yourself on Energy Change for Change of State

  • What are the units of latent heat of vapourisation?

  • Which of these are the correct units in the equation for the energy change over a change of state?

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