Introduction
The heat of fusion is the quantity of heat necessary to change 1 g of a solid to a liquid with no temperature change. It is also a latent heat and is sometimes called the latent heat of fusion.
According to wikipedia…
The enthalpy of fusion of a substance is the change in its enthalpy resulting from providing energy, typically heat, to a specific quantity of the substance to change its state from a solid to a liquid, at constant pressure.
Table of contents
I will talk about the following topics:
- What does heat of fusion mean
- Heat of fusion equation
- Heat of fusion symbol
- Heat of fusion units
- How to calculate the heat of fusion
- Heat of fusion and vaporization
- Heat of fusion vs heat of vaporization
Heat of fusion equation
The formula of specific latent heat of fusion is given by: Q = mL, which is the required specific latent heat of fusion equation.
Heat of fusion symbol
∆H
Heat of fusion and vaporization
Heat of fusion is the energy needed for one gram of a solid to melt without any change in temperature.
Heat of vaporization is the energy needed for one gram of a liquid to vaporize (boil) without a change in pressure.
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