What is another word for latent heat?

Pronunciation: [lˈe͡ɪtənt hˈiːt] (IPA)

Latent heat refers to the heat energy required for a substance to undergo a change in state, such as from a solid to a liquid or from a liquid to a gas. Other terms used to describe latent heat include hidden heat, stored heat, and potential heat. It is important to note that latent heat does not cause any change in temperature, but instead is used to break or form bonds between molecules. The amount of latent heat required for a substance to change state is specific to that substance and can be calculated using the substance's specific heat and heat of fusion or vaporization.

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Famous quotes with Latent heat

  • But heat can also be produced by the friction of liquids, in which there could be no question of changes in structure, or of the liberation of latent heat.
    Hermann von Helmholtz
  • What a man can do and suffer is unknown to himself till some occasion presents itself which draws out the hidden power. Just as one sees not in the water of an unruffled pond the fury and roar with which it can dash down a steep rock without injury to itself, or how high it is capable of rising; or as little as one can suspect the latent heat in ice-cold water.
    Schopenhauer

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