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What is the process of turning a solid into a liquid by heating it called?
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The process of turning a solid into a liquid by heating it is called melting. It happens when a substance reaches its melting point and its particles gain enough energy to move past each other as a liquid.
Explanation
What the question is asking
You are being asked to name the change of state that happens when heat is added to a solid and it becomes a liquid.
Matching the change of state to the definition
- Solid to liquid (by heating) is melting.
- The temperature where this change happens is the melting point.
Quick check with an example
Ice is solid $H_2O$. When you heat it to about $0^\circ C$ (at normal atmospheric pressure), it melts into liquid water.
Related terms (to avoid confusion)
- Freezing: liquid to solid
- Evaporation/boiling: liquid to gas
- Condensation: gas to liquid
- Sublimation: solid to gas (without becoming liquid first)
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