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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Tuskegee_University/Algebra_Based_Physics_I/08%3A_Heat_and_Heat_Transfer_Methods/8.04%3A_Phase_Change_and_Latent_HeatEnergy is required to melt a solid because the cohesive bonds between the molecules in the solid must be broken apart such that, in the liquid, the molecules can move around at comparable kinetic ener...Energy is required to melt a solid because the cohesive bonds between the molecules in the solid must be broken apart such that, in the liquid, the molecules can move around at comparable kinetic energies; thus, there is no rise in temperature. Similarly, energy is needed to vaporize a liquid, because molecules in a liquid interact with each other via attractive forces. There is no temperature change until a phase change is complete.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/Physical_Science_for_Educators_(CID%3A_PHYS_14)/08%3A_Energy_Physics_and_Chemistry/8.07%3A_Thermal_Physics/8.7.07%3A_Phase_Change_and_Latent_HeatIn the case of direct solid-vapor transitions, the energy required is given by the equation\(Q=m L_{\mathrm{s}}\), where \(L_{\mathrm{s}}\) is the heat of sublimation, which is the energy required to ...In the case of direct solid-vapor transitions, the energy required is given by the equation\(Q=m L_{\mathrm{s}}\), where \(L_{\mathrm{s}}\) is the heat of sublimation, which is the energy required to change 1.00 kg of a substance from the solid phase to the vapor phase. \(L_{\mathrm{s}}\) is analogous to \(L_{\mathrm{f}}\) and \(L_{\mathrm{v}}\), and its value depends on the substance.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/College_Physics/College_Physics_1e_(OpenStax)/14%3A_Heat_and_Heat_Transfer_Methods/14.03%3A_Phase_Change_and_Latent_HeatEnergy is required to melt a solid because the cohesive bonds between the molecules in the solid must be broken apart such that, in the liquid, the molecules can move around at comparable kinetic ener...Energy is required to melt a solid because the cohesive bonds between the molecules in the solid must be broken apart such that, in the liquid, the molecules can move around at comparable kinetic energies; thus, there is no rise in temperature. Similarly, energy is needed to vaporize a liquid, because molecules in a liquid interact with each other via attractive forces. There is no temperature change until a phase change is complete.