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is, the melting point." For most substances, melting and freezing points are approximately equal. For example, the melting and freezing points of mercury

table. Holman, S. W.; Lawrence, R. R.; Barr, L. (1 January 1895). "Melting Points of Aluminum, Silver, Gold, Copper, and Platinum". Proceedings of the

Melting, or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid. This occurs when the internal

Partial melting is the phenomenon that occurs when a rock is subjected to temperatures high enough to cause certain minerals to melt, but not all of them

being equal) the larger the molecule the higher the melting point. However, alkanes' melting points follow a more complex pattern, due to variations in

displays polymorphism, having different crystalline forms with different melting points. Conventionally the assignment of cocoa butter crystalline forms uses

[(CH3)2Si]6 + 12 MCl}}\ {\ce {(M = Na, K)}}} Further alloys with low melting points are Cs77K23 at −37.5 °C (−35.5 °F), Cs19Na at −30 °C (−22 °F) and Na2Rb23

reaction vessels in corrosive environments. Partly due to their high melting points, refractory metals are stable against creep deformation to very high

James (1999). "Molecular Symmetry, Rotational Entropy, and Elevated Melting Points". Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 38 (12): 5019–5027. doi:10.1021/ie990588m. Spectral

crystallize in more than one polymorph, with different densities and melting points — which range from 225 °C for myo-inositol to about 360 °C for polymorph