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How many calories of heat energy are required to melt 20 grams of ice at 0 °c?

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The latent heat of fusion of ice is 80 calories per gram. This means that if we have 20 grams of ice to be melted from solid to liquid at the freezing point of 0 degrees C, we find the total heat requirement by:
Q = m(Lf) = (20 g)(80 cal/g) = 1600 calories
So the total heat requirement is 1600 calories.
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