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Non Life Sciences => Chemistry => Topic started by: paul.fr on 25/08/2007 17:24:18

Title: what's the difference between melting and dissolving?
Post by: paul.fr on 25/08/2007 17:24:18

Are they different? If they are, why?

Title: what's the difference between melting and dissolving?
Post by: ukmicky on 25/08/2007 18:55:02

Heat melts something, a solvant desolves something, i will now hand it over to those in the know who can explain it because i'm getting confused  [;D]

Title: what's the difference between melting and dissolving?
Post by: lightarrow on 25/08/2007 19:05:45

Quote from: paul.fr on 25/08/2007 17:24:18

Are they different? If they are, why?

Usually dissolving means dispersing the body's particles among the solvent's particles (e.g. salt in water), while melting means making a solid become liquid.