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1.	Why is latent heat of vaporization of a material greater than that of latent heat of fusion?
Answer» When a liquid changes into a gas, there is large increase in the volume and a large amount of work has to be done against the surrounding atmosphere and heat associated with change from solid to gas is latent heat of vaporization and hence the answer.

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