Latent heat is the quantity of heat gained or lost as a substance undergoes a:

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Latent heat is the heat energy that is required to change the state of a substance without changing its temperature. When a substance undergoes a change in state, such as from solid to liquid or from liquid to gas, latent heat is either gained or lost. Therefore, the correct choice is C - change in state. Choices A, B, D, and E do not involve a change in state, and therefore cannot be the correct answer.

Latent Heat Is the Quantity of Heat Gained or Lost