specific heat capacity
specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1KG of the substance by 1k
specific latent heat of fusion
amount of energy required to change the phase of 1kg of a substance from solid to liquid
specific latent heat of vaporisation
amount of energy required to change the phase of 1KG of a substance from a liquid to a gas
changes in internal energy during phase changes
when substance changes phase the temperature remains constant so there is no increase in kinetic energy.
the change in the forces between molecules during a change of phase produces change in potential energy and therefore internal energy