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O-LevelPhysicsThermal Physics5054/12 · May/June 2019 · Q221 Mark

How is latent heat defined?

Athe thermal energy absorbed or emitted by unit mass during a change of state without a temperature change
Bthe thermal energy absorbed or emitted by unit mass during unit temperature change
Cthe thermal energy absorbed or emitted per unit mass during a change of state without a temperature change
Dthe thermal energy absorbed or emitted per unit mass during unit temperature change

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C: the thermal energy absorbed or emitted per unit mass during a change of state without a temperature change

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Thermal Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 22.

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