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FUSION is a complex phenomenon for which there is no clear theoretical basis. If heat of fusion could be independently related to the measurable physical properties and structural features of a substance, it should be possible to predict the change of mutual forces acting between molecules (or ions) of the same species when it melts.
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KANNO, H. Alkali Halides: Relationship between Heat of Fusion, Melting Point, Electronic Polarizability and the Ionic Radius Ratio. Nature 218, 765–766 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218765b0
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