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Why does a solid change to liquid when heat is added?

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The spacing between particles decreases.

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when a solid is heated, the particles are given more energy and start to vibrate faster. at a certain temperature, the particles vibrate so much that there order structure breaks down. at this point the solid melts into liquid
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