Why is the latent heat of vaporization higher than fusion?
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2022-12-18
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Valery Foster
Beginner2022-12-19Added 6 answers
The energy that a substance collects or releases when its physical state changes without affecting its temperature is known as latent heat. Latent heat of vaporization:
Due to the fact that gas molecules have the biggest intermolecular space and the weakest force of attraction, the latent heat of vaporization is larger than the latent heat of fusion. A liquid becoming a gas hence requires more energy to do so. Because the heat energy is only needed to reduce intermolecular interaction, the latent heat of fusion is lower than the latent heat of vaporization.
Vaporization hence has a higher latent heat than fusion.
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