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It's not the quality of the heat, but the quantity of the heat.

It means you need to put a large amount of (heat) energy into that substance to convert it from liquid to vapor at the same temperature. (Check out boiling water.)

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Q: If a susbtance has a high heat of vaporization what does this mean in terms of the quality of heat needed for the evaporation of this liquid?
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