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What happens when heat is removed from a substance?

What happens when heat is removed from a substance?

Heat going into a substance changes it from a solid to a liquid or a liquid to a gas. Removing heat from a substance changes a gas to a liquid or a liquid to a solid.

When a substance condenses heat energy is given off?

Latent heat of condensation is energy released when water vapor condenses to form liquid droplets. The latent heat of condensation is defined as the heat released when one mole of the substance condenses.

What happens to a substance when it condenses?

Condensation is when a gas becomes a liquid. It happens when a gas, like water vapor, cools down. In condensation, matter changes from a gas to a liquid. All matter is made of tiny moving particles called molecules.

During which two processes is energy released?

Note that melting and vaporization are endothermic processes in that they absorb or require energy, while freezing and condensation are exothermic process as they release energy.

Why is latent heat of vaporization more than fusion?

The latent heat of vaporization is higher than the latent heat of fusion since gas molecules have the largest intermolecular space and the force of attraction between the molecules is almost negligible. Therefore, more energy is required to convert liquid to gas.

What do you call the transfer of heat through air?

Convection: Convection is the transfer of heat from a surface by means of a fluid such as air. Natural convection occurs as air is heated: it expands, rises, and is replaced by cooler air. The amount of convection may be increased by using a fan to increase the flow of air.

When is heat released when a substance condenses?

A substance condenses when the pressure exerted by its vapour exceeds the vapour pressure of the liquid or solid phase of the substance at the temperature of the surface where condensation occurs. Heat is released when a vapour condenses.

What happens to the surface of a substance when it condenses?

A substance condenses when the pressure exerted by its vapour exceeds the vapour pressure of the liquid or solid phase of the substance at the temperature of the surface where condensation occurs. Heat is released when a vapour condenses. Unless this heat is removed, the surface temperature will increase until it is equal to that…

What does condensation mean in relation to heat transfer?

Similarly as in the previous chapter, in this chapter we will discuss heat transfer with phase change, but in this case we will discuss condensation of gas phase (vapor-to-liquid phase change). In general, condensation is the change of the physical state of matter from gas phase into liquid phase, and is the reverse of vaporisation.

What happens to the temperature of water vapour when it condenses?

Heat is released when a vapour condenses. Unless this heat is removed, the surface temperature will increase until it is equal to that of the surrounding vapour. If air were free of tiny particles, called aerosols, condensation would only occur when the air was extremely supersaturated with water vapour.

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