What happens to the temperature of a substance while it is melting or freezing?

Question

Would this have something to do with kinetic energy/theory?

Answer 1

pure water never gets colder than 32 degree and Ice is always 32 degrees. Ice water is 32 degrees.

It is called removal of latent heat.

Answer 2

During the actual phase change (melting, freezing, evaporation) the temperature of the substance remains constant while it continues to gain or lose energy. The energy goes into breaking/forming bonds rather than the temperature.

Answer 3

The temperature of the substance remains the same as it is melting or freezing because any energy added/removed to the system is used to either melt or freeze the substance. Once the freezing or melting process is complete the temperature of the substance will either rise or fall

Answer 4

No, the nice and cozy temperature being further even as melting or bumped off even as freezing is the Latent warmth of Fusion or, of Freezing respectively. (the quantity of warm temperature both way is the same). Latent warmth is 'Hidden' warmth, it can't be sensed or felt or measured with a thermometer. there is not any temperature replace. (the same applies to Vaporisation and Condensation). the nice and cozy temperature further or bumped off all is going into breaking or making the Inter-molecular bonding. (warmth further or bumped off to reason a replace in Temperature is called 'sensible warmth'. it would properly be sensed or felt and measured with a thermometer. again the quantity further even as heating is the same because the quantity bumped off even as cooling).

Answer 5

Melting = temperature is going up...... Freezing = temp going down.

there is a "kinetic theory" of energy that is involved. as written "kinetic theory" of energy - - it usually refers to an 1880's theory, when the 'phases' or 'states' of matter were just thought to have been .... solid, liquid, gas - - we now know of plasma and a recent addition of the boohr - ???some other name??? phase.