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Why is more energy required to vaporise 1kg of water than to melt 1kg of ice? (Please help, this is urgent)
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Why is more energy required to vaporise 1kg of water than to melt 1kg of ice?

(Please help, this is urgent)

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Answer: The temperature change occurs from heat transfer if the ice melts and becomes liquid water. Similarly, energy is needed to vaporize a liquid, because the molecules in a liquid interact with each other via attractive forces.

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