yes. It takes energy to raise the temperature of the solid to the melting point.
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You can easily un-melt it, i.e., wait for it to cool down and get hard again. However, the energy required for melting can't be recovered (useful energy gets converted into unusable energy), so in that sense, this process (and most processes in nature) are irreversible.
Generally, melting is the process of turning from a solid to a liquid. It entails gaining energy.
Heat
The energy required to melt a substance. (Apex)
Energy is required in the melting process because high is needed to melt something
A melting point is a periodic property. Melting point is basically the amount of energy required to break chemical bonds. The more energy required, the stronger the bonds and the higher the melting point. For example, Since Ionic bonds have a transfer of electrons, it requires a lot of energy to break the bonds and has a higher melting point.
heat of fusion
Melting requires energy input or absorption because liquid water has more energy than solid water.
heat of vaporization
Melting is a change of state of a substance caused by an increase in thermal energy, so heat is required to melt a substance.
The latent heat of fusion
You can easily un-melt it, i.e., wait for it to cool down and get hard again. However, the energy required for melting can't be recovered (useful energy gets converted into unusable energy), so in that sense, this process (and most processes in nature) are irreversible.
The melting and boiling points of molecular compounds are generally quite low compared to those of ionic compounds. This is because the energy required to disrupt the inter molecular forces between molecules is far less than the energy required to break the ionic bonds in a crystalline ionic compound.
The melting and boiling points of molecular compounds are generally quite low compared to those of ionic compounds. This is because the energy required to disrupt the intermolecular forces between molecules is far less than the energy required to break the ionic bonds in a crystalline ionic compound
Generally, melting is the process of turning from a solid to a liquid. It entails gaining energy.
Particles absorb energy when boiling (vapourising), melting and subliming. Particles release energy when freezing and condensing.