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Water cannot melt because it is a liquid. However, a snowflake or an icicle can melt because they are solid states of water.

You must understand that water can be in any one of three PHYSICAL states, liquid, solid or vapor ( a gas ).

Changing physical states is not a chemical change, but a direct result of heat or cold application.

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