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The SI unit of specific latent heat is
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$J kg^{-1}$
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The specific latent heat of a substance is the quantity of heat energy required to change the state of a unit mass of a substance.
${E} _{L}= ml$
here ${E} _{L}$ is the heat transferred, in joules,m is the mass, in kilograms, and l is the latent heat in joules per kilogram.
The SI unit for specific latent heat is $J{kg}^{-1}$.