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No. Specific heat capacity (c) is used in to calculate energy when matter is not undergoing a phase change [Q = mc(delta)T]. Heat of fusion (HF) is used to calculate energy when matter is either melting or freezing [Q = m(HF)].

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What is a similarity between heat fusion and heat solidification?

When changing from a solid to a liquid, melting, the heat absorbed is called the heat of fusion. When the reverse takes place, freezing, it is called the heat of solidification. For a single substance they are the same.


What is the relation of the molar heat of fusion to the molar heat of vaporization?

Molar heat of fusion: the heat (enthalpy, energy) needed to transform a solid in liquid (expressed in kJ/mol). Molar heat of vaporization: the heat (enthalpy, energy) needed to transform a liquid in gas (expressed in kJ/mol).


Is specific latent heat of ice is same for water or not?

The specific latent heat of ice and water is not the same. The specific latent heat of fusion for ice (the heat required to convert ice to water at 0°C) is approximately 334 kJ/kg, while the specific latent heat of vaporization for water (the heat required to convert water to vapor at 100°C) is significantly higher, around 2260 kJ/kg. Thus, the energy required for phase changes differs between ice and water.


What is SI unit of latent heat of fusion?

The latent heat of fusion is defined as the heat energy required to convert a kg of a substance of liquid into solid of the same substance without a change of temperature. Q = mL where Q = Heat Energy in joules, m=mass of substance, L= Latent heat of fusion Taking units, [J] = [kg] [L] [L] = [J]/[kg] so units of latent heat of fusion are joules.kg-1


What is true about the temperature of melting point and boiling point?

Under ordinary conditions they are the same 'point'. For example, water just freezes and it just melts at zero degrees centigrade. The difference between the two states is not temperature, but the heat of fusion. When the heat of fusion is removed from water at zero degrees, it will freeze. When the heat of fusion is added to ice at zero degrees, it will melt.

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Q - What is the difference between latent heat of fusion and latent heat of solidfication?

They are the same thing. Fusion and solidification both mean the changing of a liquid to a solid.


The amount of heat necessary to change 1 kg of a solid into a liquid at the same temperature is called the?

molar heat of fusion


What are the factors that affect specific latent heat of fusion of a substance?

The amount of energy needed to change the "state of matter" is termed as "latent heat". This is not same for vapourisation (liquid to vapour) or for fusion (solid to liquid). For example, latent of fusion is 79.7 cal whereas latent heat for vapourisation is 541 calories. The latent depends on how closely the atoms and molecules in the matter are closely packed.


Is heat the same thing as gas?

No, heat and gas are not the same thing. Heat is a form of energy that can be transferred between objects, while gas is a state of matter in which particles are not fixed in a specific position.


What is the specific latent heat of fusion of mercury?

The specific latent heat of fusion of mercury is about 11.28 kJ/kg. This value represents the amount of energy required to change a unit mass of solid mercury at its melting point to liquid mercury at the same temperature, without changing its temperature.


Are heat and energy the same thing?

Heat is a form of energy that is transferred due to temperature differences. While heat and energy are related, they are not the same thing. Energy can exist in various forms, such as kinetic, potential, and thermal, with heat being a specific type of thermal energy.


What is a similarity between heat fusion and heat solidification?

When changing from a solid to a liquid, melting, the heat absorbed is called the heat of fusion. When the reverse takes place, freezing, it is called the heat of solidification. For a single substance they are the same.


What is the relation of the molar heat of fusion to the molar heat of vaporization?

Molar heat of fusion: the heat (enthalpy, energy) needed to transform a solid in liquid (expressed in kJ/mol). Molar heat of vaporization: the heat (enthalpy, energy) needed to transform a liquid in gas (expressed in kJ/mol).


Will specific heat of 50 g of a substance be the same as or greater than the specific heat of 10 g of the same substance?

The specific heat of a substance is a characteristic property that remains constant regardless of the amount. Therefore, the specific heat of 50 g of a substance will be the same as the specific heat of 10 g of the same substance.


Is specific latent heat of ice is same for water or not?

The specific latent heat of ice and water is not the same. The specific latent heat of fusion for ice (the heat required to convert ice to water at 0°C) is approximately 334 kJ/kg, while the specific latent heat of vaporization for water (the heat required to convert water to vapor at 100°C) is significantly higher, around 2260 kJ/kg. Thus, the energy required for phase changes differs between ice and water.


How is fusion different from melting?

Fusion is melting. It's just a different, more fancy, word for the same thing.


What is one thing that helps keep earth warm?

Aside from the sun, one thing that helps keep the earth warm is something called the "heat of fusion" not to be confused with nuclear fusion, as the earth's core and mantle slowly solidify, turning from a liquid into a solid, heat is released in the same way that heat is released when water turns from a liquid to a solid. On geological scales, this process helps keep the earth's interior warm.