The amount of heat required to change the state of 1 kg of a substance from solid to liquid at its melting point without any change in temperature is called: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The amount of heat required to change the state of 1 kg of a substance from solid to liquid at its melting point without any change in temperature is called:
A. Latent heat of vaporization
B. Specific heat capacity
C. Latent heat of fusion
D. Thermal capacity
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The heat required to change a solid into a liquid at its melting point without a temperature rise is called the Latent Heat of Fusion. The word 'latent' means hidden, because this heat energy breaks intermolecular bonds to change the phase rather than increasing the kinetic energy (temperature) of the molecules.

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