Which contains more heat,1kg of ice at 0°C or 1 kg of water at 0°C? Give reason for your answer.

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Which contains more heat,1kg of ice at 0&#xB0;C or 1 kg of water at 0&#xB0;C? Give reason for your answer.

Philoid · Accepted Answer

The latent heat of fusion of ice is 3.34 x 10 5 J/Kg. It means that 3.34 x 10 5 joules of heat is required to change 1 Kg of ice at its melting point of 0°C into water at the same temperature (of 0°C). This means that 1 Kg of ice at 0°C has 3.34 x 10 5 joules of less heat than 1 kg of water at the same temperature of 0°C.