Particle Model of Matter · Thermodynamics

Internal Energy and Latent Heat

Distinguishing between temperature and internal energy while calculating latent heat of fusion and vaporization.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does this model explain why temperature remains constant during a change of state?
  2. 2What variables affect the amount of energy required to turn a liquid into a gas?
  3. 3How would an engineer apply latent heat principles to design rapid-cooling medical packs?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Physics - Particle Model of MatterGCSE: Physics - Energy
Year: Year 10
Subject: Physics
Unit: Particle Model of Matter
Period: Thermodynamics

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