Calorimetry(determination of specific heat capacity)

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can we determine a specific heat of a sample by cooling it to the temperature of ice rather than heating it to the boiling point of water?
 
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why not?we have the"heat of vaporization" but we have the"heat of fusion",too
 
takudo_1912 said:
why not?we have the"heat of vaporization" but we have the"heat of fusion",too

then, how to calculate the change of temperature of the sample?
is it 0°C minus the final temperature?
 

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