A student heats some solid paraffin wax in a beaker until it melts to form liquid wax. The liquid wax is poured into a mold, where it cools and solidifies. Some of the liquid wax left on the hotplate vaporizes to form wax vapor.
Which process involves a net transfer of thermal energy from the wax to the surroundings?
melting
boiling
solidifying
vaporizing
313 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 2.2.3a Melting, boiling, condensation and solidification. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.