The Latent Heat of Vaporization Has the Effect of Cooling

question 15

Multiple Choice

The latent heat of vaporization has the effect of cooling a liquid because _ _.

• A) a solid absorbs heat from the atmosphere when it becomes vapor
• B) when something becomes a gas it releases heat, and the liquid gets cooler as a result
• C) the liquid that forms the gas molecules absorbs and stores heat until all of the liquid becomes a gas
• D) the gas molecules that form and leave the liquid are the higher temperature molecules in the liquid, so the temperature of the liquid is reduced
• E) none of the above