Question

During the process of condensation, water vapor:____________.

Answer 1

Answer: (2) releases 2260 J/g of heat energy

Explanation:

Latent heat of vaporization is the amount of heat required to convert 1 mole of liquid to gas at atmospheric pressure.

Latent heat of condensation is energy released when 1 mole of  vapor condenses to form liquid droplets.

The temperature does not change during this process, so heat released goes into changing the state of the substance, thus it is called latent which means hidden. The energy released in this process is same in magnitude as latent heat of vaporization. The heat of condensation of water vapour is about 2,260 J/g.