WASSCE Physics · Heat & Thermal Physics
Change of State
Latent heat of fusion and vaporisation, melting, boiling, evaporation, and condensation.
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Across the topic: 10 sections · 3 worked examples · 1 diagram
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2 lessons · 13 min
- 1Latent heat: melting, boiling and the heating curve7 minFree7 minFree
3 worked examples · 1 diagram
- 2Vapour pressure, boiling point, refrigerators and humidity6 min Plan6 min Plan
- Saturated vapour pressure
- Effect of pressure on boiling point
- Effect of impurities
- Effect of pressure on the melting point of ice
- The refrigerator
- Humidity and dew point
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