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The boiling point is the temperature at which something changes states between gas and liquid - thus, whether or not something is a gas is irrelevant to the boiling point. The boiling point can also be referred to as the point of condensation - condensation is the point at which a gas becomes a liquid, boiling when a liquid becomes a gas.
The melting point is the temperature at which a substance changes states between liquid and solid - can also be known as the freezing point or point of solidification.
As an example, nitrogen is over 70% of our atmosphere, and is a gas at room temperature (usually around 20 degrees Celsius). However, its "boiling point" is -195 degrees Celsius. If you cool it all the way down to -195, it would condense - become a liquid. If you managed to cool it beyond that, to -215 degrees Celsius it would become a solid.
So, the "boiling" and "melting" points are simply the same as the point of condensation and freezing point.
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∙ 8y agoA high boiling or a high melting point means that that particular element melts or boils at a high temperature which means you should supply a lot of heat in order for it to boil or keep in a very cold temperature in order for it to melt.
This basically means the bonds between the atoms of the element are very strong which cannot be broken easily.
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What is the melting point of water at sea level and what happens to this point at altitudes above sea level?
i think you mean what is the melting point of ice as water cant melt. the melting point of ice at sea level is 100 degres celsius
How can different types of matter be distinguished from each other?
The short answer is by their properties. If you mean solids, liquids and gases then you look at whether they have fixed shapes and fixed volumes or not. If you mean different substances, then you look at properties such as melting point, appearance and chemical reactions.
What is the boiling point for CH3CH2CH2CH3?
If you really mean CH3OOH, then the compound is called methyl hydroperoxide. The boiling point is unknown (it is very hard to synthsize and probably unstable below its boiling point).However if this is a mis-spelled formula for the more common compound acetic acidit should have been spelled as CH3COOH. The boiling point of this ethanoic acid (official name for acetic acid) is118 to 119 °C244 to 246 °F391 to 392 K
How do you convert vpm to ppm?
See the related link for a conversion chart.
Why does octane have a higher boiling point then water?
Octane is a straight chain molecule with a large surface area and stacks easily with other octane molecules. This increases the strength of the London dispersion forces that keep the octane molecules attracted to each other. The London dispersion forces on octane are greater than for smaller straight chain molecules because octane is both heavier and has more electrons that make it more polarizable.
What are the melting point and boiling point of Ammonium?
If you mean ammonia, the melting point of ammonia is −77.73 °C, and its boiling point is −33.34 °C. (Wikipedia)
What is mean by melting and boiling point?
Melting point & boiling point means the temp that things melt & boil. Water's freezing & melting point is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius. The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius or 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Different liquids or substances have different melting, freezing, and boiling points.
Would H20 or CCl4 be expected to have a higher melting point?
Boiling point you mean, and H20 has a higher BP
What do terms boiling points and freezing point mean?
Melting (freezing) point: the temperature when the solid metal become a liquid. Boiling point: the temperature when the liquid metal become a gas.
Why are the melting point and boiling point of the same matter different?
Boiling point is the temperature at which a substance turns into a gas, while melting point is the temperature at which a substance turns into a liquid state from a solid state. The boiling point is always a higher temperature then the melting point. The melting point has a substance turn into a liquid from solid, and boiling point has a liquid turn into a gas.
What is argon heating point?
If you mean melting point, then it is -189.37 degrees Celsius or -308.87 degrees Fahrenheit. If you mean boiling point, then it is -185.86 degrees Celsius or -302.55 degrees Fahrenheit.
What does melting and boiling point mean?
The relative temperature at which a group of solids change into liquids is known as relative melting point. As heat increases, the solid slowly changes its state as it melts. Melting of ice to water is an example for melting point.
What do you mean by the physical property of a chemical?
The Physical Properties of a substance would be … > solid, liquid or gas? > melting point? > boiling point? > color? > density? > odor? > etc, etc, etc ~
What dose the term 'melting point' mean?
At the melting point a solid is transformed in a liquid.
What is melting point of an ice in 0 degree C?
0 degrees C is the melting point of H20. That would mean it is also the melting point of ice.
Degrassi the boiling point?
Um, what do you mean?
What do terms ''boiling point'' and '' freezing point '' mean?
Boiling point is the temperature at which a liquid changes into a gas. Freezing point is the temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid.
