Melting point

Summary: The temperature at which a substance melts is its melting point. Melting points give us information about the states of substances at different temperatures. - Below its melting point, a substance is in the solid state. - Above its melting point, a substance may be in the liquid or gas state. You need more data to work out which. Tags: science student-book-7 chemistry Created: 2026-05-21 Last Updated: 2026-05-21

Melting point

The temperature at which a substance melts is its melting point. Melting points give us information about the states of substances at different temperatures. - Below its melting point, a substance is in the solid state. - Above its melting point, a substance may be in the liquid or gas state. You need more data to work out which.

Source

This concept is from the [Science Student Book 7](Science Student Book 7/Chemistry/Particles and Their Behaviour/1.4 Melting and freezing.md), Chemistry section.