What do you mean by latent heat of fusion? What is the value of latent heat of fusion of ice in SI units?

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Latent heat of fusion also known as enthalpy of fusion, is the amount of heat gained by a unit mass of a solid object to convert into liquid form without a change in temperature.
The value of latent heat of fusion of ice is 33600 J/K in the SI unit of the system.

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