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Specific latent heat is the thermal energy transferred when 1 kg of a substance changes state without a change in temperature. Which row in the table lists a correct change of state corresponding to the specific latent heat of fusion and a correct change of state corresponding to the specific latent heat of vaporisation?

Specific latent heat of fusionSpecific latent heat of vaporisationAfreezingboilingBmeltingfreezingCboilingcondensingDcondensingmelting \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline & \textbf{Specific latent heat of fusion} & \textbf{Specific latent heat of vaporisation} \\ \hline \textbf{A} & \text{freezing} & \text{boiling} \\ \hline \textbf{B} & \text{melting} & \text{freezing} \\ \hline \textbf{C} & \text{boiling} & \text{condensing} \\ \hline \textbf{D} & \text{condensing} & \text{melting} \\ \hline \end{array} ABCD​Specific latent heat of fusionfreezingmeltingboilingcondensing​Specific latent heat of vaporisationboilingfreezingcondensingmelting​​
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Row A

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Row B

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Row C

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Changes of state Questions

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27 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics Changes of state. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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