Answer: B) Liquid water is stabilized by strong inter molecular forces between the molecules.
Explanation: Latent heat of fusion is the amount of heat required to convert 1 gram of solid into its liquid state without change in its temperature. The latent heat of fusion of water is 6.01 kJ/mol.
Latent heat of vaporization is the amount of heat required to convert 1 gram of liquid into its vapor state without change in its temperature. The latent heat of vaporization of water is 40.67 kJ/mol.
In fusion or melting, the molecules just need enough energy to slide around each other, while for vaporization, the molecules need enough energy to completely escape and turn into vapor form. Thus the enthalpy of vaporization is always higher than the enthalpy of fusion.
