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3 years ago

Why is the heat of fusion of any substance generally lower than its heat of vaporization?

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Ber [7]3 years ago

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The heat of fusion is always less than the heat of vaporization because at the time of the phase change from solid to liquid, the molecules only require energy to escape from the crystalline network, but it preserves the other molecular junctions.

In the case of the phase change between liquid to steam, there must be a total breakdown of that intermolecular networks and therefore apply energy so that they are not again attracted by the conditions of their environment.

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krok68 [10]

Answer:

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Explanation:

Given data

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Temperature T1= 20.0°C.

Temperature T2= 60.0°C.

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An observer stands 24.7 m behind a marksman practicing at a rifle range. The marksman fires the rifle horizontally, the speed of

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Explanation:

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Velocity of bullet, $c_{p}$ = 814.8 m/s

Observer distance from marksman, d = 24.7 m

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t = $\frac{24.7}{343}$ (velocity in air = 343 m/s)

= 0.072 sec

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$d_{b} = c_{b} \times t$

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An electron is moving horizontally east in an electric field that points vertically downward. The electric force on the electron

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Answer:

d. )directed upward.

Explanation:

As the electron has a negative charge, when under the influence of an electric field, is subject to an electric force, which direction is the opposite to the direction of the electric field.

This is because the electric field has the same direction that the force on a positive test charge at the same point.

As the electric field points vertically downward, the electric force on the electron (a negative charge) points vertically upward.

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Answer:

by finding melting and boiling points

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