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Which term refers to the energy released or absorbed during a constant-temperature process?
Which term refers to the energy released or absorbed during a constant-temperature process?
- Sensible heat
- Latent heat (correct)
- Heat of transformation
- Thermodynamic system
What is the term for the energy required to change the state of a substance without changing its temperature or pressure?
What is the term for the energy required to change the state of a substance without changing its temperature or pressure?
- Latent heat (correct)
- Sensible heat
- Thermodynamic system
- Heat of transformation
Which type of latent heat is associated with the change from solid to liquid?
Which type of latent heat is associated with the change from solid to liquid?
- Latent heat of fusion (correct)
- Sensible heat
- Latent heat of sublimation
- Latent heat of vaporization
Who introduced the term 'latent heat' in 1762?
Who introduced the term 'latent heat' in 1762?
What is the term for energy transferred as heat, resulting in a temperature change in a body?
What is the term for energy transferred as heat, resulting in a temperature change in a body?
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Thermodynamics
- Latent heat refers to the energy released or absorbed during a constant-temperature process.
- The energy required to change the state of a substance without changing its temperature or pressure is called latent heat.
- Latent heat of fusion is associated with the change from solid to liquid.
- The term 'latent heat' was introduced by Joseph Black in 1762.
- Sensible heat is the energy transferred as heat, resulting in a temperature change in a body.
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