What does the heat energy do during a phase change?

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anonymous · Answer

When a substance is being heated through a phase change (solid to liquid or liquid to gas), the temperature does not change. Instead, it stays constant until the phase change is complete. Thus, all the heat that is given to the substance during a phase change is known as latent heat or "hidden" heat. It is hidden since one is unable to notice the heat being added due to the constant temperature. Instead of changing the temperature, the heat, during a phase change, is used to change the phase of the substance. If a substance is being cooled instead of being heated, a similar situation will occur where the temperature of the substance doesn't change during the phase change.

anonymous · Answer

Hope it helped!

fanduekisses · Answer

Thanks so much Robert :)Sorry for the late reply