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heat of fusion

DEFINITIONS OF: heat of fusion

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n 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”
Type of:
heat of transformation, latent heat
heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
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