That typically refers to the heat that a body absorbs, or gives off, when it changes its state of matter, such as when ice (at 0°C) melts, becoming water (also at 0°C). The energy required to melt the ice - and returned when the water freezes - is a type of potential energy.
The symbol for latent heat is ( L ).
The opposite of latent heat is sensible heat. Sensible heat is the heat that causes a change in temperature of a substance without a change in phase.
Latent heat is the term that refers to the energy stored or released during a change of state of water. This energy is absorbed or released when water changes between solid, liquid, or gas states without changing its temperature.
No, latent heat cannot be zero because it represents the heat energy absorbed or released during a phase change of a substance, such as melting, freezing, evaporation, or condensation. This energy is required to break intermolecular bonds or create them, so it cannot be zero.
"Latent heat" refers to the heat energy absorbed or released during a change of state without a change in temperature. For example, when ice melts into water, heat is absorbed from the surroundings without a rise in temperature, which is the latent heat of fusion. Similarly, when water vapor condenses into liquid water, heat is released without a decrease in temperature, known as the latent heat of condensation.
Latent Heat
The symbol for latent heat is ( L ).
The term was introduced around 1762 by Joseph Black. It is derived from the Latin latere (to lie hidden). Black used the term in the context of calorimetry when referring to the heat transferred that caused a change of volume while the thermodynamic system was held at constant temperature.In contrast to latent heat, an energy is called a sensible energy or heat, when it causes processes that do result in a change of the temperature of the system.-Wikipedia
Sensible heat is the term used to describe heat that is added or removed from a substance without changing its state. It relates to the temperature of the substance and can be measured using a thermometer.
Latent heat of evaporation of water to steam is 2270 KJ/Kg
Latent
The opposite of latent heat is sensible heat. Sensible heat is the heat that causes a change in temperature of a substance without a change in phase.
The energy which must be transferred to or from a sample of water in order to change it's state is called the Latent Energy or Latent Heat - for example Latent Heat of Evaporation or Latent Heat of Freezing.
Latent heat is an important form of atmospheric energy. Latent heat is a property of water vapor in the atmosphere and when water vapor condenses it releases latent heat. Latent heat must be supplied to evaporate liquid water and this heat affects the behavior of the weather.
Latent heat is the heat required to achieve a change of phase - for example, to melt ice and convert it to water. As to the relationship with potential energy, latent heat IS a type of potential energy.
Latent heat is the term that refers to the energy stored or released during a change of state of water. This energy is absorbed or released when water changes between solid, liquid, or gas states without changing its temperature.
latent heat of vapourisation is the heat energy required to change 1 kg of a liquid to gas at atmospheric pressure at its boiling point where latent heat of fusion is the amount of heat energy required to change 1 kg of solid to liquid at its melting point so that is why latent heat of vapourisation higher than latent heat of fusion.