heat of condensation

Definitions of heat of condensation
  1. noun
    heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid
    “the heat of condensation is equal to the heat of vaporization”
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    type of:
    heat of transformation, latent heat
    heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
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