The speed doesn't change, it's just that the molecules are free to move around, rather than being restricted to a shape.
As a substance melts, the molecules of the formerly-solid substance becomes less structured and drifts further apart.
The movement of the molecules making up the solid increases.
This change in the state of matter (liquid to solid) is called freezing, not melting; it is a physical change, the chemical nature of the molecules is not changed.
the molecules spread out and become less dense
During a change of state, such as melting or boiling, heat is either absorbed or released. When a substance changes from a solid to a liquid or from a liquid to a gas, heat is absorbed to break the intermolecular forces holding the molecules together. Conversely, when a substance changes from a gas to a liquid or from a liquid to a solid, heat is released as the intermolecular forces are strengthened.
They start to get closer together
The solid changes into a liquid
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When a substance changes from a solid to a gas, called sublimation, it quickly becomes less dense.
As a substance melts, the molecules of the formerly-solid substance becomes less structured and drifts further apart.
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it heats up
it melts
The movement of the molecules making up the solid increases.
It sublimes
This change in the state of matter (liquid to solid) is called freezing, not melting; it is a physical change, the chemical nature of the molecules is not changed.
When a substance changes state from a solid to a liquid, it undergoes melting where it gains enough energy to break the bonds holding its particles together. When it changes from a liquid to a gas, it undergoes vaporization where it gains enough energy to overcome the forces of attraction between its particles.