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Why do things melt?

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their temperature rises above their meting points. This causes the particles to vibrate so fast that that all spread apart, causing a liquid to form.

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Plastic melts due to the weak bonds between the polymer chains (What plastics made of) in the PVC (plastic) when its exposed to heat it melts.

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it will burn because of its composition.........

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it is because the have chemicals in it so that they melt faster than other plastics

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because it does

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