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How much energy is released when one mole of water at 0°C changes from liquid to
solid?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
About 6.01 kJ is released.

Reason: latent heat of fusion of water ≈ 333.55 J/g, molar mass = 18.015 g/mol, so Q = 333.55 J/g × 18.015 g ≈ 6.01×10^3 J. (As a sign, freezing is exothermic: ΔH ≈ −6.01 kJ/mol.)