The melting point of a solid is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid.
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Materials that resist adhesion with molten glass even when hot
I'm looking for ways to manipulate molten glass with (e.g. bending a heated glass tube).
This article mentions that oxides tend to adhere, hence molten glass to heated stainless steel.
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Why does chocolate ice cream melt faster than others?
The other day I was dipping out Neapolitan(strawberry, vanilla, & chocolate) ice cream and noticed that the chocolate ice cream tended to melt faster than that of the vanilla and strawberry. I ...
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How did Michael Faraday melt Sodium Chloride?
Michael Faraday melted sodium chloride in a silver spoon and ran an electric current through the molten salt, which released chlorine as a gas and left pure sodium behind.
Sodium chloride melts at ...
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What is the difference between melting and dissolving?
What is the difference between melting and dissolving? I am looking some general features.
The answer should be adaptable to the melting/dissolving of ice cube (water) in a class of pure alcohol ...
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What makes some metals melt at higher temperature?
I'm looking at the melting temperature of metallic elements, and notice that the metals with high melting temperature are all grouped in some lower-left corner of the $d$ block. If I take for example ...
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Why do any impurities lower the melting point of an isolated substance?
It is known that impurities in a desired isolated product lower the melting point of the mixture, even if the impurities melting point is much higher than the desired product. Why is that?
