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When heat is added to something it causes the atoms to interact together faster, such as vibrating faster. This causes the space between the atoms to increase which in turn casues the substance to expand and takes up more space.

Here's the opposite: When it gets cold, there's less space and therefore eventually it becomes a solid.

So with that in mind you have ice. Add heat, the atoms begging to vibrate faster causing the spaces to get bigger which causes the ice to melt.

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