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B2.2 EXPLAINING MELTING: A REVIEW OF IDEAS
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Use the ideas of the particle theory to answer the questions on the right:
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Think for Yourself...
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How do the animations you have seen show that the wax is in the solid state?
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Why do the particles behave like this?
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What happens to the particles if a lump of wax is heated from 20ºC to 50ºC?
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What happens to the particles when the wax is heated to its melting point?
Notes: see Teachers’ Guide
teachers’ guide b3
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b1: particle theory
b2: melting
b3: melting points
b4: using ideas
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