10.3.4 - Latent Heat of Vaporization
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What is latent heat of vaporization?
💡 Hint: Think of boiling water.
How do you calculate the heat for vaporization?
💡 Hint: Remember: mass times latent heat.
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What does the latent heat of vaporization measure?
💡 Hint: Think about boiling water.
True or False: The temperature changes during a phase change while latent heat is absorbed.
💡 Hint: Remember how water boils.
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If you have 5 kg of water at 100°C, how much energy is needed to vaporize it completely?
💡 Hint: Multiply the mass by water's latent heat of vaporization.
Describe how latent heat of vaporization plays a role in weather systems like thunderstorms.
💡 Hint: Consider the cycle between evaporation and rainfall.
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