Specific heat is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius.
Specific heat is typically measured by conducting a lab experiment where the amount of heat added to a substance is measured and used to calculate the specific heat value.
The equation for specific heat is Q = mcΔT, where Q is the amount of heat added, m is the mass of the substance, c is the specific heat, and ΔT is the change in temperature.
Heat of fusion is the amount of heat required to change a substance from a solid to a liquid state, or vice versa, without a change in temperature. It is also known as the latent heat of fusion.
The heat of fusion can be calculated by dividing the amount of heat added to a substance during a phase change by the mass of the substance. The equation is Q = mL, where Q is the amount of heat added, m is the mass of the substance, and L is the heat of fusion.
