ENTHALPY OF VAPORIZATION (HEAT OF VAPORIZATION)


Meaning of ENTHALPY OF VAPORIZATION (HEAT OF VAPORIZATION) in English

( H vap ) The change in enthalpy when one mole of liquid evaporates to form one mole of gas. Enthalpies of vaporization are always positive because vaporization involves overcoming most of the intermolecular attractions in the liquid.

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.