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प्रश्न
Explain why:
Lakes and rivers do not suddenly freeze in the winters.
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उत्तर
Lakes and rivers do not freeze suddenly in winters because of the high specific latent heat of solidification, i.e. the amount of heat released when 1 g of water solidifies to form 1 g of ice at 0°C. It is about 336 J/g or 80 cal/g.
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