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14.2 Specific heat capacity and latent heat

14.2 Specific heat capacity and latent heat

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Question 5

The heating of a beaker of ethanol continues until 0.18 kg of the liquid ethanol has turned into vapour.

The thermal energy needed to turn this boiling ethanol into vapour is 0.153 MJ0.153\text{ MJ}0.153 MJ.

Calculate the specific latent heat of vapourisation of ethanol.

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14.2 Specific heat capacity and latent heat Questions

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36 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 14.2 Specific heat capacity and latent heat. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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