Which energy conversion path results when isopentane undergoes boiling?

💡 Explanation

The fluid boils when an external heat source is used to overcome the latent heat of vaporization via phase transition; because **conductive heat transfer** causes the kinetic energy of the adjacent isopentane to increase toward its boiling point, this results in liberation of liquid rather than chemical changes to individual molecules, therefore A is the process.

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