NDA 2017 Chemistry question

The amount of heat required to change a liquid to gaseous state without any change in temperature is known as

(A)specific heat capacity
(B)mechanical equivalent of heat
(C)latent heat of vaporizationCorrect
(D)quenching

Answer: (C)

Solution

During a change of state the temperature remains constant, and the heat supplied is used to overcome the forces between the particles. The heat needed to change unit mass of a

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