Melting point
What Melting point means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The fixed point at which a substance changes between solid and liquid, with solid and liquid coexisting at exactly that temperature.
The temperature at which melting, the change from solid to liquid, and freezing, the reverse change, take place.
The temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid, remaining constant until all the solid has melted.
Topics that use Melting point
- Changes of state and specific latent heat (AQA GCSE)
- The three states of matter (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Boiling
- Boiling point
- Bonding and structure
- Change of state
- Changes of state
- Changes of state and energy transfer
- Comparing temperature with fixed points
- E = m × L
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