Calculating Heat Involved in a Phase
Change
! The energy required to melt one gram
of a substance at its melting point is
called the heat of fusion (∆ H
fusion
)
! It is different for each substance
! The units are joules or calories per
gram
! To calculate the energy to melt a
substance at its melting point we use
the following formula: Q = m ×∆H
fus
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