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In Chemistry / Middle School | 2014-03-10

Which process requires the removal of heat, melting or freezing?
Is it evaporation? What is it? Why?

Asked by JessePritzker

Answer (3)

Freezing. If you take away energy from something, (lower its temperature), it will freeze. If you add heat to something, it will melt if it is a solid and evaporate if it is a liquid.
When you add energy to something, the atoms which comprise the substance jiggle and vibrate, meaning that on a large scale, a solid will become a liquid, and a liquid will become a gas.

Answered by Mitch | 2024-06-10

Freezing, just think about it, the colder it gets the more likely there is going to be snow/ hail/ ice

Answered by MathG33k | 2024-06-10

Freezing is the process that requires the removal of heat, causing a liquid to turn into a solid. In contrast, melting and evaporation require the addition of heat. This makes freezing an exothermic process while melting and evaporation are endothermic processes.
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Answered by Mitch | 2024-11-01