what happens to the temperature of a solid when it melts?

Question

tell me does it stay the same?

Answer 1

During the melting phase, yes, the temperature stays the same.

The energy that is used doesn't make the particles go any faster, instead, it's used to change the structure of the compound from solid to liquid.

Answer 2

The temperature of a solid does not change when it melts. As the solid transitions from solid to liquid, the heat energy flowing into only causes more liquefaction until all of the solid in the area is liquefied. Once it has finished the transition to liquid, added heat energy will resume raising the temperature. That heat which is absorbed without temperature change is called the latent heat of crystallization. S similar thing happens when a liquid is transformed to a gas by heating. The liquid reaches the boiling point, then the temperature stays constant while the liquid turns to vapor. That's why a boiling pot of water never gets hotter than the boiling point, and the vapor leaving the pot is at the same temperature as the water in the pot. The heat absorbed in boiling is called the latent heat of vaporization.

Answer 3

Yes. The temperature stays at the melting point until the solid is melted, then continues to rise if more heat is added.

Answer 4

Interestingly enough, nothing - the temperature changes after the state transition completes. During melting (or boiling), etc, all the energy goes into changing the state of the substance, not changing its temperature.

Answer 5

Unless and external heat source is being applied it will go towards ambient temperature . (assuming the solid , like ice , had heat applied to melt it in the first place, you were not clear on that)
If it was solid at ambient temp, (before heat was applied) then it will return to ambient / solid when heat is removed.

Answer 6

i think it stays the same.

Answer 7

it gets warmer.