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"if the heat of fusion for water is 80. cal/g, how many calories are needed to melt 45.0 g of ice at 0 ?c? "

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Energy released from changing the phase of a substance from the liquid phase to the solid phase at a constant temperature can be calculated by using the latent heat of fusion. Calculation are as follows:

Energy = 80 cal / g (45.0 g)

Energy = 3600 cal

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