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Heat of fusion of frozen ethanol
Hortgirl
Nov 17, 2009, 08:06 PM
How do I find the heat of fusion of frozen ethanol if I'm given only the mass and the calories absorbed in melting?
Hortgirl
Unknown008
Nov 18, 2009, 06:33 AM
As per Q = mL
You have the amount of energy Q, the mass of the substance m. L is the specific latent heat, in this case, of fusion.
So, rearranging for L, we have:
L = \frac{Q}{m}