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Question
What is meant by saying that the latent heat of vaporisation of water is 22.5 × 105 J/kg ?
Solution
The latent heat of vaporisation of water is means that 22.5 × 105 Joules of heat is required to convert 1 kg of water into steam at its boiling point at the same temperature.
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