Calculate the amount of heat energy to be supplied to convert 2 kg of ice at 0 °C completely into water at 0 °C if latent heat of fusion for ice is 80 cal/g.


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Mass (m) = 2 kg = 2 × 103 g. latent heat of fusion for ice (L) = 80 cal/g.

To find: Heat energy (Q)

Formula: Q = mL

From formula,

Q = 2 × 103 × 80 = 160000 cal

= 160 kcal

Heat energy to be supplied is 160 kcal.