Specific heat capacity & Latent heat

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  • Specific latent heat - the amount of energy needed to change the state of 1kg of a substance without changing its temperature
  • šø = š‘ššæ -(Specific latent heat)ā€Ø
    šø- energy needed to change state (J)
    š‘š- mass (kg)
    šæ- specific latent heat (J/kg)
  • Specific heat capacity - the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature by of 1 kg of a substance by 1 Ā°C
  • āˆ†šø = š‘šcāˆ†š‘‡- (specific heat capacity)ā€Ø
    āˆ†šø- change in thermal energy (J)
    š‘š- mass (kg)
    c- specific heat capacity (J/kgĀ°C)
    āˆ†š‘‡- change in temperature (Ā°C)
  • Specific latent heat of fusion - the specific latent heat of changing between a solid and liquid
  • Specific latent heat of vaporisation - the specific latent heat of changing between liquid and gas