Question

what is meant by latent heat​

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Latent heat

is energy released or absorbed

explen. ..., by a body or a thermodynamic system, during a constant-temperature process.

Two common forms of latent heat are latent heat of fusion (melting) and latent heat of

vaporization

(boiling).