That's the heat of fusion.
The transformation of a physical state of a substance into a different physical state is called a phase change. An example of this is water changing from solid (ice), to a liquid (water), to a gas (steam).
This is called a physical change.
awsomeness
Every substance has their own boiling point.
At the melting point a SOLID turns to a LIQUID. (Increasing temperature). At the same temperature , when a liquid turns to solid it is referred to as FREEZING POINT. NB At the boiling point a LIQUID turns to a GAS. (Increasing temperature). At the same temperature , when a gas turns to liquid it is referred to as CONDENSING POINT. NNB Carbon Dioxide, a gas, moves directly to a solid(dry ice) . This is called the SUBLIMATION POINT.
At a sufficiently high temperature you get a substance called plasma which contains no atoms; it consists of fragments of atoms.
It is called the enthalpy of fusion of a substance, also known as (latent) heat of fusion.
heat
At a unique temperature, called the "freezing point", for each pure substance at a constant pressure, a solid form of the substance can change from solid to liquid phase by absorbing heat energy from its environment without raising the temperature of the substance, and, at the same temperature and pressure, a liquid phase of the same substance, can solidify without changing its temperature if it can transfer heat energy to the external environment.
Heat
athermal transformationThe word "Athermal" indicates that whatever happening is there it should be independent of temperature. Hence temperature independent transformation are gerenerally called as athermal transformations.
This temperature is called melting point and is different for each substance or material.
It is the melting point of the substance.
The transformation of a physical state of a substance into a different physical state is called a phase change. An example of this is water changing from solid (ice), to a liquid (water), to a gas (steam).
Transformation of a liquid in a gas at a temperature under the boiling point is called evaporation.
This temperature is called freezing point and is different for each substance or material.
This temperature is called melting point and is different for each substance or material.