Question

what is meant by latent heat​

Answer 1

Answer:

it is the hidden heat used to overcome the forces of acctraction between particles .

Answer 2

Latent heat is thermal energy released or absorbed, by a body or a thermodynamic system, during a constant-temperature process — usually a first-order phase transition. ... In contrast to latent heat, sensible heat is a heat transfer that results in a temperature change in a body.

OR :-

the heat required to convert a solid into a liquid or vapour, or a liquid into a vapour, without change of temperature.

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