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Question
The amount of heat energy required to melt a given mass of a substance at its melting point without any rise in its temperature is called as the ______.
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specific heat capacity
specific latent heat of fusion
latent heat of fusion
specific latent heat of freezing
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Solution
The amount of heat energy required to melt a given mass of a substance at its melting point without any rise in its temperature is called as the specific latent heat of fusion.
Explanation:
The specific latent heat of fusion is the amount of heat energy required to melt 1 kg of a substance at its melting point without changing its temperature. Specific means it is calculated per unit mass. Fusion refers to the phase change from solid to liquid.
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