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Heat required for a phase change (14-21)

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Mass of the substance
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The amount of energy needed to cause a phase change to occur is proportional to the mass m of substance. The more massive a block of ice or iron, for example, the more energy is required to melt it. We can summarize these relationships in a single equation: