{"id":148825,"date":"2022-03-21T09:41:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T04:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/specific-latent-heat-of-fusion-explanation-and-faqs\/"},"modified":"2022-07-28T23:38:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T18:08:21","slug":"specific-latent-heat-of-fusion-explanation-and-faqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/specific-latent-heat-of-fusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Specific Latent Heat of Fusion \u2013 Explanation and FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/specific-latent-heat-of-fusion\/#Heat_of_Fusion_and_Heat_of_Vaporization\" title=\"Heat of Fusion and Heat of Vaporization ;\">Heat of Fusion and Heat of Vaporization ;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/specific-latent-heat-of-fusion\/#Specific_Heat_of_Fusion_and_Molar_Heat_of_Fusion_and_Vaporization_of_Water\" title=\"Specific Heat of Fusion and Molar Heat of Fusion and Vaporization of Water\">Specific Heat of Fusion and Molar Heat of Fusion and Vaporization of Water<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heat_of_Fusion_and_Heat_of_Vaporization\"><\/span>Heat of Fusion and Heat of Vaporization ;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The heat of fusion is the energy required to change a solid into a liquid, while the heat of <a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/vaporization\/\">vaporization<\/a> is the energy required to change a liquid into a gas. These energies are both related to the strength of the forces between molecules. In the case of the heat of fusion, these forces must be overcome in order to break the bonds between molecules and allow the liquid to form. In the case of the heat of vaporization, the molecules must be energized enough to break free from the liquid and form a gas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-148824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/specific-latent-heat-of-fusion-explanation-and-faqs.jpg\" alt=\"Specific Latent Heat of Fusion \u2013 Explanation and FAQs\" width=\"606\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/specific-latent-heat-of-fusion-explanation-and-faqs.jpg?v=1647835867 606w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/specific-latent-heat-of-fusion-explanation-and-faqs-300x212.jpg?v=1647835867 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Specific_Heat_of_Fusion_and_Molar_Heat_of_Fusion_and_Vaporization_of_Water\"><\/span>Specific Heat of Fusion and Molar Heat of Fusion and Vaporization of Water<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The specific <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enthalpy_of_fusion\">heat of fusion<\/a> of water is the amount of heat required to change 1 mole of water from a solid to a liquid at its melting point, and is usually expressed in joules per mole (J\/mol). The molar heat of fusion of water is the amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 mole of water by 1 degree Celsius, and is usually expressed in kilojoules per mole (kJ\/mol). The specific heat of vaporization of water is the amount of heat required to change 1 mole of water from a liquid to a gas at its boiling point, and is usually expressed in joules per mole (J\/mol). The molar heat of vaporization of water is the amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 mole of water by 1 degree Celsius, and is usually expressed in kilojoules per mole (kJ\/mol).<\/p>\n<p>Latent heat is the energy that is needed to change the phase of a substance without changing its temperature. The specific latent heat of fusion is the energy that is needed to change the phase of a substance from solid to liquid. The specific latent heat of fusion for water is 334 joules per gram<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heat of Fusion and Heat of Vaporization ; The heat of fusion is the energy required to change a solid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Specific Latent Heat of Fusion \u2013 Explanation and FAQs","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Learn about Specific Latent Heat of Fusion \u2013 Explanation and FAQs explained by subject experts on infinitylearn.com.","custom_permalink":"chemistry\/specific-latent-heat-of-fusion\/"},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Specific Latent Heat of Fusion \u2013 Explanation and FAQs - Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about Specific Latent Heat of Fusion \u2013 Explanation and FAQs explained by subject experts on infinitylearn.com.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/specific-latent-heat-of-fusion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Specific Latent Heat of Fusion \u2013 Explanation and FAQs - 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