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Certain solids transform or melt into liquids faster than others because of their chemical composition and the strength of their intermolecular bonds. This is measured by the "specific heat." The amount of energy required to break or form an intermolecular bond is the specific heat of a substance. The specific heat determines a substances melting/freezing point (i.e. the point at which a solid becomes a liquid and vice versa). The amount of energy, absorbed in the form of heat, in the process of melting a solid into a liquid, is what determines how fast a substance melts.

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