A substance of mass m kg requires a power input of P watts to remain in the molten state at its melting point. When the power is turned off, the sample completely solidifies in time t sec. What is the latent heat of fusion of the substance
Heat lost in t sec = mL or heat lost per sec = mLt. this must be the heat supplied for keeping the substance in molten state per sec.
∴mLL=P or L=fracPtm