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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
How To Use heat of fusion In A Sentence
- The enthalpy change which occurs when a solid is melted is called the heat of fusion.
- The heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification.
- Release of the heat of fusion is believed to alter the pressure gradient in such a way as to diminish the destructive winds near the storm center.
- the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification