Question

what is mean by latent heat

Answer 1

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  Latent means hidden .heat energy is absorbed by ice  without showing any rise in temperature.it is said that the extra heat supplied gets hidden in the coponents of the container and is used by ice for change of state.this is called latent heat.

Answer 2

Answer:

${{Latent heat, energy absorbed or released by a substance during a change in its physical state (phase) that occurs without changing its temperature. ... The latent heat is normally expressed as the amount of heat (in units of joules or calories) per mole or unit mass of the substance undergoing a change of state.}$