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How to find dimensional formula of latent heat?

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Answered by VindhyaK
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ΔQ = mL
where ΔQ is the heat 
           m is the mass of the body
           L is the latent heat ( of fusion/vaporisation)
heat is energy and energy has the dimensional formula [M L^{2}  T^{-2} ]
LHS and RHS should have the same dimensions.So the dimensional formula of latent heat is [ L^{2}  T^{-2} ]

It is better to remember the dimensional formula of energy as it will come in handy in a lot of problems. Otherwise you can derive it using E = W = F.s 
and F = ma.
           
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