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LATENT HEAT OF FUSION

Virtual Laboratory Experiment Video Link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1CrFtN-

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I. OBJECTIVE
This experiment is designed
- to determine the heat absorbed by the cold substance
- to determine the amount of energy given off by the hot substance
- to determine the amount of heat needed to melt an ice cube/cubes
- to measure the latent heat of fusion of ice by the method of calorimetry

II. PRESENTATION OF DATA

Quantities Units TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2

mass of calorimeter kg 0.039 0.039
mass of the calorimeter and water kg 0.114 0.112
mass of water kg 0.075 0.073
mass of ice kg 0.044 0.033
mass of calorimeter and water (after ice is
kg 0.158 0.145
melted)
specific heat of calorimeter J/kgK
temperature of water and calorimeter (initial) K 356.15 357.15
temperature of water and calorimeter (final) K 283.55 294.15
heat lost by the calorimeter J
heat lost by the water J
total heat lost J
heat used to warm water formed by the melted ice J
heat of fusion of ice J/Kg
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standard value for the heat of fusion of ice J/Kg
Percentage error

III. COMPUTATIONS AND ANALYSIS

IV. CONCLUSIONS

V. QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS

1. Since fusion and melting do not result into temperature change, where does the energy go?

2. How much heat is absorbed by an electric refrigerator in changing 2 kg of water at 150C to ice at
-50C?

3. Determine the resulting temperature when 150 g of ice at -30C is mixed with 300 g of water at 500C.