the energy required to change a unit mass of a substance from a solid to a liquid (or the energy given up when a unit mass changes from a liquid to a solid)
The heat that must be absorbed to melt a mole of a solid.
is the heat required to convert a substance from the solid to the liquid state with no temperature change (also called latent heat of fusion or melting).
The amount of heat needed to melt a crystalline structure (calories per gram of BTUs per pound). Also called latent heat of fusion.
Heat released from a substance when a change of state occurs from a liquid to solid state.
The amount of heat needed to melt a unit mass of a substance at its normal melting point. For ice = 80 calories/gram.
heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature; "the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification"
the energy required to change a solid to a liquid or vice versa.
The heat lost or gained by a substance in passing from
The amount of heat required to melt one gram of solid at its melting point with no change in temperature. Usually expressed in J/g. The molar heat of fusion is the amount of heat required to melt one mole of a solid at its melting point with no change in temperature and is usually expressed in kJ/mol.
Latent heat involved in changing between the solid and the liquid states.
Heat needed to melt a particular solid. For example, gold becomes liquid at about 2,000 degrees F and iron at 2,730 degrees F.
(Or latent heat of fusion.) See latent heat.
