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What is latent heat of fusion? How does it differ from latent heat of vaporization?

EnglishClass 9CBSEAnswered 12 May 2026
Answer

Latent heat of fusion is the amount of heat energy required to change 1 kg of a solid into a liquid at its melting point without any change in temperature. 

Latent heat of vaporization is the amount of heat energy required to change 1 kg of a liquid into a gas at its boiling point without any change in temperature. The key difference is the phase transition involved: solid to liquid for fusion, and liquid to gas for vaporization.