PH-730

Latent heat

Physics · Secondary 3 · Medium · Latent heat

A

0.40\,\text{kg}

block of ice at

0\,^{\circ}\text{C}

melts completely to water at

0\,^{\circ}\text{C}

. The specific latent heat of fusion of ice is

3.3 \times 10^5\,\text{J/kg}

. How much thermal energy is absorbed?

$1.32 \times 10^5\,\text{J}$
$3.3 \times 10^5\,\text{J}$
$1.32 \times 10^4\,\text{J}$
$7.5 \times 10^4\,\text{J}$

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