Ice melts by absorbing heat. When it melts, its temperature remains the same. Where does the heat energy go?

When ice reaches its melting point, the energy supplied to the system (ice) is used to overcome the force of attraction between the solid particles and converts the solid into a liquid state. At this point, there is no rise in temperature. The energy is completely used in the change of state from solid to liquid (or also called melting). This heat energy used in the conversion is called the latent heat of fusion. It is called “latent” or hidden because the supplied heat energy is not used to raise the temperature of ice.


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