<span><span>When water vapor condenses, 2260 joules/gram heat energy will be released into the atmosphere.
To add, </span>heat energy<span> <span>(or </span>thermal energy<span> or simply </span>heat) is defined as a form of energy<span> which transfers among particles in a substance (or system) by means of kinetic </span>energy<span> of those particles. In other words, under kinetic theory, the </span>heat<span> is transferred by particles bouncing into each other.</span></span></span>