The latent heat of fusion refers to the amount of thermal energy required to change a substance from solid to liquid, or vice versa, without a change in temperature.
Category: Pure Physics
Define latent heat of vaporization
The latent heat of vaporization refers to the amount of thermal energy required to change a substance from liquid to gas, or vice versa, without a change in temperature.
Define specific latent heat
Specific latent heat refers to the amount of thermal energy that is released or absorbed during a change in state of 1kg of a substance, without a change in temperature.
Define latent heat
Latent heat refers to the amount of thermal energy that is released or absorbed during a change in state, without a change in temperature.
Define specific heat capacity
Specific heat capacity is the amount of thermal energy absorbed in order to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1K (or 1 deg C).
Define heat capacity
Heat capacity is the amount of thermal energy absorbed in order to raise the temperature of a body by 1 K (or 1 deg C).
Define internal energy
Internal energy refers to the potential energy and kinetic energy that the particles in a substance possess.
Define thermal radiation
Thermal radiation is the process of continual emission of infra-red waves from the surface of bodies, without the aid of a medium.
Define thermal convection
Thermal convection is the process of thermal energy transfer by means of currents in a fluid.
Define thermal conduction
Thermal conduction is the process of thermal energy transfer without any flow of material medium.