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Question
Explain why:
Lakes and rivers do not suddenly freeze in the winters.
Solution
Lakes and rivers do not freeze suddenly in winters because of the high specific latent heat of solidification, i.e. the amount of heat released when 1 g of water solidifies to form 1 g of ice at 0°C. It is about 336 J/g or 80 cal/g.
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