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Heat

Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · Science

Flashcards for Heat — Maharashtra Board Class 10 Science. Quick Q&A cards covering key concepts, definitions, and formulas.

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Card 1Heat and temperature

What is the difference between heat and temperature?

Answer

Heat is a form of energy that flows from a hotter body to a colder body. Temperature tells how hot or cold a body is. Heat depends on the amount of substance, but temperature does not depend on mass i

Card 2Heat transfer

What are the different ways of heat transfer?

Answer

Heat is transferred in three main ways: conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction happens mainly in solids, convection in liquids and gases, and radiation can happen without a medium.

Card 3Latent heat of fusion

Why does the temperature of ice-water mixture remain at 0°C even when heating continues?

Answer

The mixture stays at 0°C till all the ice melts. The supplied heat is used in changing ice into water, not in raising temperature. This heat is called latent heat of fusion.

Card 4Latent heat of fusion

What is latent heat of fusion?

Answer

"The heat energy absorbed at constant temperature during transformation of solid into liquid is called the latent heat of fusion." It is the heat needed for change of state without temperature rise.

Card 5Latent heat of fusion

What is specific latent heat of fusion?

Answer

"The amount of heat energy absorbed at constant temperature by unit mass of a solid to convert into liquid phase is called the specific latent heat of fusion." For water/ice, it is 333 kJ/kg or 80 cal

Card 6Latent heat of vaporization

What happens when all the ice has melted and heating continues?

Answer

The temperature of water rises from 0°C to 100°C. After that, it stays constant at 100°C till all the water changes into steam. The heat used in this change is latent heat of vaporization.

Card 7Latent heat of vaporization

What is latent heat of vaporization?

Answer

"The heat energy absorbed at constant temperature during transformation of liquid into gas is called the latent heat of vapourization." It is used during boiling, not for raising temperature.

Card 8Latent heat of vaporization

What is specific latent heat of vaporization?

Answer

"The amount of heat energy absorbed at constant temperature by unit mass of a liquid to convert into gaseous phase is called the specific latent heat of vapourization." For water, it is 2256 kJ/kg or

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