When heat is supplied to a substance, its internal energy increases. Typically, this leads to an increase in temperature. However, if the substance is undergoing a phase change (like melting from solid to liquid or boiling from liquid to gas), the added heat is used to change the state rather than increase the temperature. During a phase transition at constant pressure, the temperature remains constant while heat is absorbed. Metals, like other substances, undergo melting and boiling at specific temperatures if sufficient heat is supplied.
If heat is supplied to a metal what happens to its temperature ?
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2012 · Topic: Heat and Thermodynamics (Calorimetry and Phase Changes (Specific Heat, Latent Heat))
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