🚀 Fun fact: Imagine you're making some popcorn for movie night. You put the popcorn in the microwave and notice that even though it's popping, the temperature inside doesn't increase. Why? It's because of the concept of latent heat!

• Definition: It's the energy needed to change 1 kg of a substance from one phase to another without changing its temperature.
• Formula: L = mQ​ where
• L = Specific latent heat (J/kg)
• Q = Energy transferred (J)
• m = Mass of the substance (kg)

Real World Example: When you leave an ice cube outside on a hot day, it melts even if the temperature around it remains constant. That's because the ice is absorbing energy in the form of specific latent heat.

• Method-of-mixtures
• Take a known mass of ice at 0°C.
• Add it to water at a higher temperature.
• Observe how energy transfers until equilibrium is achieved.

📌 Key Takeaway: The ice takes energy from the water to melt and then to come to the same temperature as the initial water.