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Given the strength of bonds in the enamel, a lot of thermal energy is required to break the bond of the compounds in the enamel of the teeth. As a result it has a very high melting point of approximately 2300 degrees Celsius.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoI hypothesize it would be about 1760oC. Here's why:
Teeth consist of several components:
* Enamel is the hardest and most highly mineralized substance of the body. 96% percent of enamel consists of mineral, with water and organic material composing the rest. * Dentin is the substance between enamel or cementum and the pulp chamber. The porous, yellow-hued material is made up of 70% inorganic materials, 20% organic materials, and 10% water by weight. * Cementum is a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth. It is approximately 45% inorganic material (mainly hydroxyapatite), 33% organic material (mainly collagen) and 22% water. * Pulp is the central part of the tooth filled with soft connective tissue. The above can be clumped together into generally two groups, the mineral component of the tooth (which imparts hardness) and the tissue component of the tooth (which supplies and supports the tooth). The mineral component of the tooth is largely hydroxyapatite, and the majority of enamel is hydroxyapatite. As the tissues would likely simply burn at higher temperatures, the remaining component left to "melt" would be hydroxyapatite, which is a crystalline calcium phosphate. Hydroxyapatite has a melting point of 1760 deg C, and therefore would be the hypothesized "melting point" of a tooth.
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∙ 10y ago578 degrees celsius. When the tooth is placed into the boiling liquid it will remain as one organism for 12 minutes before its begins to evaporate. However, if the tooth is thrown into a burning fire on Tuesday the 7th of July, it will immediately burn as soon as the temperature reaches 578 degrees.
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∙ 15y agoThermoset polymers don't melt, because they consist of a giant network of atoms, held together by the cross-links; the network decomposes chemically rather than melting when it is heated.
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∙ 12y agoNo
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