Specific latent heat: Particle model of matter: Physics: GCSE (9:1)

    Cards (15)

    • Latent heat
      The energy required or released when a substance changes state
    • What temperature do changes of state occur at?
      At fixed temperatures
    • Specific latent heat
      The amount of energy required to change the state ofone kilogram(1 kg) of the substance withno change in temperature
    • Specific latent heat of fusion
      The energy required when a substance changes from a solid to a liquid (or the energy released when a substance changes from a liquid to a solid)
    • Specific latent heat of vaporisation
      The energy required when a substance changes from a liquid to a gas (or the energy released when a substance changes from a gas to a liquid)
    • E = mL
      The equation linking energy (for a change of state), mass and specific latent heat
    • E
      The symbol for energy
    • m
      The symbol for mass
    • L
      The symbol for specific latent heat
    • Joules (J)
      The SI unit for energy and work
    • Kilograms (kg)

      The SI unit for mass
    • Joules per kilogram (J/kg)

      The SI unit for specific latent heat
    • How does changing the internal energy of a substance affect it?
      The substance will change temperature or change state
    • What does the specific heat capacity of a substance tell us ?
      The energy required (per kilogram) for the substance to change temperature
    • What does the specific latent heat of a substance tell us ...
      The energy required (per kilogram) for the substance to change state