7
QuizMultiple Choice

Changes of State

Question 7 • 25-26 CHEMISTRY IN THE EARTH SYSTEM S1

Latent heat of vaporization refers to which changes of state?

Answer
A
liquid to gas or gas to liquid
B
solid to gas or gas to solid
C
solid to liquid or gas to liquid
D
gas to liquid or liquid to solid

Explanation

Latent heat of vaporization is the energy involved when a substance changes between the liquid and gas states. Vaporization is liquid to gas, and the reverse change, condensation, is gas to liquid. Therefore, “liquid to gas or gas to liquid” is correct.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

Previous
Next