Heat of Vaporization
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Pronunciation: HEAT OF va•por•i•ZA•tion
Definition
the amount of heat energy needed to change a unit mass of substance from a liquid to a vapor at its boiling point
Example
On the following diagram, the magnitude of the latent heat of vaporization is shown by the length of the plateau that transitions the substance from its liquid state to its vapor state at its boiling point.
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