heat of vaporization

Noun

Meaning

heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature

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Synonyms

enthalpy of vaporization heat of vaporisation heat of condensation specific latent heat energy of phase transition heat absorbed during phase change evaporation heat energy latent heat of evaporation enthalpy of condensation heat absorbed during vaporization evaporation heat heat of evaporation condensation energy condensation enthalpy evaporation enthalpy
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Hypernyms

latent heat heat of transformation

Examples

Also, a tremendous energy (~540 cal/g) is required to evaporate water (known as the heat of vaporization ). Source: Internet

Fire extinction Water is used for fighting wildfires Water has a high heat of vaporization and is relatively inert, which makes it a good fire extinguishing fluid. Source: Internet

Its latent heat of vaporization is also considerably lower at 0.026 kilojoule per mole compared with the 0.0829 kilojoule per mole of helium-4. Source: Internet

The calculated latent heat of vaporization values for the investigated 45 elements agrees well with experiments. Source: Internet

The heat of vaporization diminishes with increasing temperature and it vanishes completely at a certain point called the critical temperature ( ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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