# GATE2016-1-49

Heat is removed from a molten metal of mass $2$ $kg$ at a constant rate of $10$ $kW$ till it is completely solidified.The cooling curve is shown in the figure

Assuming uniform temperature throughout the volume of the metal during solidification,the latent heat of fusion of metal ( in $kJ$/$kg$) is _________

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