a. Name the process.
b. What name is given to heat observed by the substance.
c. How does the average kinetic energy of the molecules of the substance change.
Solution:
(a) This is referred to as melting.
(a) The latent heat of melting is the name given to the heat observed by the substance.
(c) Because the temperature does not change, the average kinetic energy of the molecules does not change.