B.1.3 - Phase Changes and Latent Heat
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What is latent heat?
💡 Hint: Think about transitions like ice melting.
What happens to temperature during a phase change?
💡 Hint: Consider when ice melts to water.
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What is the energy required to melt ice called?
💡 Hint: Think about the melting process.
True or False: Temperature increases during a phase change.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of phase changes.
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A glacier contains 1,000,000 kg of ice. Calculate the total latent heat required to melt the entire glacier down (Lf = 334,000 J/kg).
💡 Hint: Use the latent heat of fusion formula.
When 5 kg of water boils away, how much energy is released? What concepts do you need to apply?
💡 Hint: Recall the boiling point and energy needed for the phase change.
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