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Specific heat is the heat energy in joules required to rise the temperature of one kg of substance through one kelvin without a change in its state.

But latent heat is the heat required to change the state of one kg of substance without change in temperature.

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What is the difference between latent heat and heat?

Usually as we give heat to a system then temperature of the system would rise. But at the boiling point though we give enormous amount of heat the temperature would remain the same and so the heat given is said to be latent and it is used to change water from liquid state to gaseous state. Hence the name latent heat


What is the symbol for latent heat?

The symbol for latent heat is ( L ).


Define latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vapourisation?

Latent heat of vapourisation can be define as the rate by which water is heat to vapourise, it has a difference with evaporation because evaporation occurs directly when the water start heatin while vapourisation always start in a specific temperature


What is the difference between specific heat and latent heat, and how do they affect the heat transfer process?

Specific heat refers to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree Celsius, while latent heat is the heat absorbed or released during a phase change without a change in temperature. Specific heat affects the temperature change of a substance, while latent heat affects the phase change process. Both specific heat and latent heat play a role in heat transfer processes by determining how much heat is needed to change the temperature or phase of a substance.


Difference between sensible heat and latent heat?

Sensible heat is heat supplied or taken away and causes an immediate change in temperature without changing the state. While latent heat is heat supplied or taken away and causes a change in state without change in temperature. This difference can be applied to the certain properties of water/steam. This is called the thermodynamics properties of steam.

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Q - What is the difference between latent heat of fusion and latent heat of solidfication?

They are the same thing. Fusion and solidification both mean the changing of a liquid to a solid.


What is the difference between latent heat and heat?

Usually as we give heat to a system then temperature of the system would rise. But at the boiling point though we give enormous amount of heat the temperature would remain the same and so the heat given is said to be latent and it is used to change water from liquid state to gaseous state. Hence the name latent heat


What is the symbol for latent heat?

The symbol for latent heat is ( L ).


What is the difference between latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vapourization?

the heat which is absorbed by a substance for changing solid into liquid state by keeping temperature constant is called latent heat of fusion while the heat which is evolved during phase change of liquid to vapour state at constant temperature is called latent heat of vapourization


Define latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vapourisation?

Latent heat of vapourisation can be define as the rate by which water is heat to vapourise, it has a difference with evaporation because evaporation occurs directly when the water start heatin while vapourisation always start in a specific temperature


What is the difference between specific heat and latent heat, and how do they affect the heat transfer process?

Specific heat refers to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree Celsius, while latent heat is the heat absorbed or released during a phase change without a change in temperature. Specific heat affects the temperature change of a substance, while latent heat affects the phase change process. Both specific heat and latent heat play a role in heat transfer processes by determining how much heat is needed to change the temperature or phase of a substance.


What is latent heat evaporation?

Latent heat of evaporation of water to steam is 2270 KJ/Kg


Difference between sensible heat and latent heat?

Sensible heat is heat supplied or taken away and causes an immediate change in temperature without changing the state. While latent heat is heat supplied or taken away and causes a change in state without change in temperature. This difference can be applied to the certain properties of water/steam. This is called the thermodynamics properties of steam.


What is the heat stored in the atmosphere as a result of evaporation?

Latent


What is the opposite of latent heat?

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 form of energy related to the change of the state of water?

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.


Why is latent heat important to the atmosphere?

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.