Why does the snow on the mountains not melt all at once, not changed into water

Why does the snow on the mountains not melt all at once, not
changed into water very slowly?

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Why does the snow on the mountains not melt all at once, not changed into water very slowly?..

Answer / guest

It is on account of the high latent heat of water.

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Why does the snow on the mountains not melt all at once, not changed into water very slowly?..

Answer / shankha

Snow on mountains does not melt all at once because every kilogram of snow requires 33600 J of heat energy in order to form water at 0 degree celcius.

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Why does the snow on the mountains not melt all at once, not changed into water very slowly?..

Answer / aman

the snow on the mountains not melt all at once, not
changed into water very slowly BECAUSE THE COMPOSITION OF
MOUNTAIN IS VERY HUGE AND AS THEY ARE STICKED TOGETHER
THERE ARE TOO MUCH WARMTH SO IT DOES NOT MELT AT ONCE.

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