The surroundings become warm when water in lakes start freezing in cold countries. Why?

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Solution

In cold countries , when water in lakes start freezing , it releases latent heat of fusion to convert itself into ice , This released heat makes the surrounding warm .

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Explain the following :

(a) The surrounding becomes pleasantly warm when water in a lake starts freezing in cold countries.

(b) The heat supplied to a substance during its change of state does not cause any rise in its temperature.

Water in lakes and ponds do not freeze at once in cold countries. Give reason.

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