The latent heat of fusion of water is 334 J/g. How many grams of ice at 0°C will melt by the addition of 3.34 kJ of heat energy?
1 Answer
Dec 19, 2014
You'll need 10 g.
Latent heat of fusion is the energy needed to melt a certain amount of substance.
In your case you need 334 J of energy to melt 1 g of ice. If you can supply 3.34 kJ of energy you have:
Rearranging you have:
Remember
Latent Heat is the energy your substance needs to change its phase (solid -> liquid) and is not used to increase its temperature but to change the "connections" between the particles of the substance making it change from a solid (rigid connections) to a liquid (loose connections).