answersLogoWhite

0

When enough heat is added to a solid, it can transition into a liquid state through a process called melting. The added thermal energy increases the vibrational motion of the particles, overcoming the forces that hold them in a fixed position. Once the melting point is reached, the solid becomes a liquid.

User Avatar

AnswerBot

1mo ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What happens when heat is added to a solid?

When heat is added to a solid, its particles start vibrating more rapidly, increasing their kinetic energy. This causes the solid to expand slightly as the particles spread out. If enough heat is added, the solid may reach its melting point and turn into a liquid.


Do you add heat or remove heat to turn a solid into a gas?

To turn a solid into a gas, you need to add heat. This process is known as sublimation, where the added heat provides the energy necessary for the molecules in the solid to overcome intermolecular forces and transition directly into the gaseous state.


Do liquids turn into solids?

When a liquid looses enough energy (heat), it turns into a solid.


How do liquid turn into solid?

A material in solid phase changes to its liquid phase by absorbing energy. The intermolecular(inter-particular) bonds are broken as the temperature increases until enough bonds are broken that the rigid shape of the solid can no longer be maintained.*The energy required to turn a solid into a liquid, of the same temperature, is called the latent heat of fusion.


What is added until ice becomes a liquid?

The addition of thermal energy, or heat, if you prefer, will turn solid water (ice) into a liquid by melting it.


What happens to solid liquid or gases when they absorb or release the amount of heat?

When a solid absorbs heat, it may melt and turn into a liquid. When a liquid absorbs heat, it may vaporize and turn into a gas. Conversely, when a gas releases heat, it may condense and turn into a liquid, and when a liquid releases heat, it may solidify and turn into a solid.


What else can turn into a liquid from a solid to a liquid?

Theoretically, anything can be changed from a solid to a liquid with enough energy added. Consequently, any gas can be changed into a liquid when enough energy is removed from it.


What do you call it when you add heat to solid to get gas?

It is called sublimation when you turn a solid into a gas. When you turn a gas into a solid it is called deposition.


What happens if you add enough heat to a solid?

It depends on the solid. Stone would probably become molten lava. Metals would become liquid and could by poured into moulds. Solid ice would turn into water.


What does heat turn water into?

Steam, possibly just hot water, but if enough is added(212 Degrees F)(100 degrees C) than it will turn into water vapor.


Removing heat causes water to turn to?

a solid


What must be added to solids to turn them into liquids?

heat