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Why does the temperature remain constant during the melting of ice even though heat is supplied continuously?

The latent heat which we supply is used up in overcoming the forces of attraction between the particles of ice during the melting of ice. Latent heat does not increase the kinetic energy of the particles of ice, so the temperature of ice does not rise during the change of state.


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