About the element Argon? I know this may seem like a dumb question, but can gas possibly have a melting point?

Question

i found info from these sites. melting point, freezing point, boiling point.
http://chemistry.about.com/library/blar.htm
>>Argon has a freezing point of -189.2°C, boiling point of -185.7°C
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele018.html
>>Melting Point: 83.80 K (-189.35°C or -308.83°F)


Boiling Point: 87.30 K (-185.85°C or -302.53°F)

Answer 1

Everything has a melting point and a boiling point. In the case of water, the melting point is 0 C and the boiling point is 100 C. In argon, as you have pointed out, the melting point is much, much lower, whereas for something like iron, it is 1535 C. Neither of these temperatures occur normally on Earth's surface. That's why you don't see puddles of argon lying around on the street, or clouds of iron vapor floating in the air:)

Answer 2

no. gas can not have a melting point. its condensation if thats what you mean.
the most common physical states of matter go like this:

solid<->liquid<-.>gas

solid melts to become liquid and liquid boils to become gas.