Question

2 The substance has a mass of 0.50 kg.

34 000 J of energy is transferred to the substance to completely melt it.
The temperature of the substance does not change during this time.
Calculate the specific latent heat of fusion of the substance.
Use an equation from the Equations List.

Answer 1

68000J/kg

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Mass of the substance = 0.5kg

Quantity of heat transferred to the body = 34000J

Unknown:

Specific latent heat of fusion = ?

Solution:

The specific latent heat is usually involve in phase changes;

H = mL

H is the quantity of heat supplied

m is the mass

L is the specific latent heat

Insert the parameters and solve;

34000 = 0.5 x L

L =
`(34000)/(0.5)` = 68000J/kg