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    The melting point is defined as: 1) The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid at standard atmospheric pressure. 2) It is also the temperature at which a solid and its liquid are in equilibrium at any fixed pressure. 3) For pure substances, melting occurs at a single, precise temperature and heat must be absorbed until melting is complete.

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    The melting point is defined as: 1) The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid at standard atmospheric pressure. 2) It is also the temperature at which a solid and its liquid are in equilibrium at any fixed pressure. 3) For pure substances, melting occurs at a single, precise temperature and heat must be absorbed until melting is complete.

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    n. (Abbr. mp)

    1. The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid at standard atmospheric pressure.


    2. The temperature at which a solid and its liquid are in equilibrium, at any fixed pressure.

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    The temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid. For pure substances, the melting or fusion
    process occurs at a single temperature, the temperature rise with addition of heat being arrested
    until melting is complete.

    Melting points reported in the literature, unless specifically stated otherwise, have been measured
    under an applied pressure of 1 atm (105 pascals), usually 1 atm of air. (The solubility of air in the
    liquid is a complicating factor in precision measurements.) Upon melting, all substances absorb
    heat, and most substances expand; consequently an increase in pressure normally raises the
    melting point. A few substances, of which water is the most notable example, contract upon
    melting; thus, the application of pressure to ice at 32°F (0°C) causes it to melt. Large changes in
    pressure are required to produce significant shifts in the melting point.

    For solutions of two or more components, the melting process normally occurs over a range of
    temperatures, and a distinction is made between the melting point, the temperature at which the
    first trace of liquid appears, and the freezing point, the higher temperature at which the last trace
    of solid disappears, or equivalently, if one is cooling rather than heating, the temperature at
    which the first trace of solid appears. See also Phase equilibrium; Solution; Sublimation; Triple
    point.

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