How can heat melt solids without changing the temperature?

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I’m trying to understand heat of fusion and I just can’t find myself on understanding how something can melt without changing the temperature?

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What does melting have to do with fusion?

Water going from solid to liquid happens at 0c. The water temperature will pause at 0 while the added energy (heat) is used to change state from ice to water. This is called a phase transition.

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