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GK QUESTION#2931

What is the temperature at which a pure crystalline solid changes to liquid at a specified atmospheric pressure called?

  1. AFlash point
  2. BMelting pointCorrect answer
  3. CCritical point
  4. DDew point
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B. Melting point

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The melting point is the temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance coexist in equilibrium at a specified pressure. Flash point, critical point and dew point refer to other physical conditions.

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