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Melting, boiling and evaporation
Explain melting and boiling as processes that involve energy input without a change in temperature.
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- Explain melting and boiling as processes that involve energy input without a change in temperature.
- Identify the melting and boiling points of water under standard atmospheric pressure.
- Explain condensation and solidification in terms of particle behavior.
- Describe evaporation as the process where more energetic particles escape from the surface of a liquid.
- Recognize that evaporation leads to the cooling of a liquid.
- Differentiate between boiling and evaporation.
- Explain how factors such as temperature, surface area, and air movement influence the rate of evaporation.
- Clarify how an object cools when it is in contact with an evaporating liquid.
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