Specific Latent Heat
Students will investigate what happens to energy during a change of state without a change in temperature. They will define and measure the specific latent heat of fusion and vaporisation.
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Students will investigate what happens to energy during a change of state without a change in temperature. They will define and measure the specific latent heat of fusion and vaporisation.
Key Questions
- What happens to the thermal energy supplied to a substance while it is changing state?
- How does the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water affect global weather patterns?
- Calculate the energy required to completely melt a given mass of ice at zero degrees Celsius.
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