201k views
5 votes
1. Which graph shows the melting of crystalline solids? Explain your reasoning.

2. What type of solid does the other graph show? Explain.

1. Which graph shows the melting of crystalline solids? Explain your reasoning. 2. What-example-1

1 Answer

3 votes
(1) The melting of a crystalline solid is best depicted by the second graph. This is because, the second graph shows a horizontal line which means that for a while there was no change in temperature. This zone is the latent heat of fusion.

(2) The first graph shows the graph of a solid that is just heated but does not experience phase change. However, the second graph shows a solid that changes phase (from crystal/solid to liquid).
User Sofia Khwaja
by
8.8k points