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If you get up to the right temperature, any substance can turn into a liquid or a gas (since in some cases, e.g. Iodine, the solid skips the liquid stage and turns straight into a gas. this is called Subliming).
For example, here is a list of some of the things we would normally never think of as a liquid or gas!
Gold Melting Point: 1064.18°C, 1947.52°F -- Boiling Point: 2856°C, 5173°F
Copper Melting Point: 1084.62°C, 1984.32°F -- Boiling Point: 2562°C, 4643°F
Calcuium Melting Point: 842°C, 1548°F -- Boiling Point: 1484°C, 2703°F
And just for fun, here are temperatures needed to turn some gasses into solids:
Oxygen Melting Point: -218.79°C, -361.82°F -- Boiling Point: -182.95°C, -297.31°F
Nitrogen Melting Point: -210.00°C, -346.00°F -- Boiling Point: -195.79°C, -320.3342°F
Xenon Melting Point: −111.7°C, −169.1°F -- Boiling Point: −108.12°C, −162.62°F It should be pointed out that some solids undergo sublimation where they go from solid phase to gas phase without a liquid phase, a detailed Periodic Table should tell you which solids sublime, an example is carbon.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoWe all know that all substances are made up of atoms.These atoms are bound to each other through forces i.e. molecular forces or ionic forces. So when we heat something, for instance, ice; the very strong inter-molecular forces by which atoms are held together, loosens, and the shape of a solid changes to liquid or further heated, it changes to gas.The intermolecular forces between solids are strongest, then liquids and then gas.Hope you are satisfied
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∙ 13y agoWhen a solid melts it changes state and it becomes a liquid, so liquids cannot melt as they are already in liquid form.
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∙ 14y agooh yeah,they do
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Yes, they do indeed melt, but at varying temperatures.
And it's all dependant on the material you're melting.
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∙ 14y agoAbsolutely not, think of it this way, a solid chunk of metal or a solid chunk of ice, both will melt at extremely different temperature's.
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∙ 10y agoYes they do. The element with the highest melting point is tungsten (3,414°C, 6,177°F). It is simply a matter of how much heat must be applied.
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∙ 13y agoHeating a solid: a change phase from solid to liquid by melting.
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∙ 14y agoYes all solids melt
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Is a snowman liquid solid or gas?
A snowman is a solid when it's done being built, and is a liquid when it melts away. The only time that it would turn gas was if you poured boiling water over it.
Limitations on aluminium sheet imposed by over heating?
It melts
Which liquid turns solid on heating?
A supercooled liquid can become solid on heating.
What is the state of matter for the element selenium?
It is normally solid. It melts at 221oC.
When a solid melts does the number of atoms decrease?
No, it is not correct.
How does heating a solid turn into a liquid?
it melts
How Can Solid melts without heating?
i think through temperature which is present in our environment.
What is the nature of a solid when it is heated it melts at a definite temperature and further heating produces black solid and a gas?
carbon
When solid NaCl is heated from room temperature it melts. Explain the change?
By heating the internal energy of a solid increase what leads to melting when the crystalline system is destroyed and the solid become a liquid.
What problems do you see with a material like nylon that melts on heating?
metal melts on heating because it gets hot
How does liquids turn into a solids?
To turn from a solid to a liquid it must reach it's melting point by heating up. Examples: ice to water, rocks to magma. Every thing melts at a different temperature.
What state of matter does it take when solid melts?
Solid matter turns into a liquid when it melts.
When a ice cube is a solid and it melts what is it?
When it melts it is a liquid
