Specific latent heats |
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Specific latent heat is the energy released per kilogram when a substance changes state ... ... from solid to liquid - the latent heat of fusion (melting). ... from liquid to gas - the latent heat of evaporation. Selected values  |
| Specific latent heats are often very large. Icebergs last a long time and the desalination of sea water by distillation by burning oil is a very expensive process. |