What is Melting & Freezing :: āĻ—āϞāύ āĻŦāύāĻžāĻŽ āĻĢā§ā§°ā§€āϜāĻŋāĻ‚


1. Definition / āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž


i. Melting (āĻ—āϞāύ): Change of state from solid to liquid. (āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϤāϰāϞ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĨ¤)


ii. Freezing (āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž)Change of state from liquid to solid. (āϤāϰāϞ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĨ¤)



2. Heat Change / āϤāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāύ


i. Melting (āĻ—āϞāύ): Absorbs heat. (āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļā§‹āώāĻŖ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


ii. Freezing (āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž): Releases heat. (āϤāĻžāĻĒ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ—āϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


3. Type of Process / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϧ⧰āĻŖ


Melting (āĻ—āϞāύ): Endothermic process. (āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ’āĻĨāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤)


Freezing (āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž): Exothermic process. (āĻāĻ•ā§āϏ’āĻĨāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤)


4. Particle Motion / āĻ•āĻŖāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻ—āϤāĻŋ


Melting (āĻ—āϞāύ): Particles move more freely. (āĻ•āĻŖāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


Freezing (āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž)Particles become more fixed. (āĻ•āĻŖāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


5. Temperature at Change / āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧰ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž


Melting (āĻ—āϞāύ)Occurs at a fixed melting point. (āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ—āϞāύāĻžāĻ‚āĻ•āϤ āϘāĻŸā§‡āĨ¤)


Freezing (āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž): Occurs at a fixed freezing point. (āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ‚āĻ•āϤ āϘāĻŸā§‡āĨ¤)


6. Example / āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ


Melting (āĻ—āϞāύ): Ice changes into water. (āĻŦā§°āĻĢ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


Freezing (āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž): Water changes into ice. (āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŦā§°āĻĢāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


7. Daily Use / āĻĻ⧈āύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°


Melting (āĻ—āϞāύ): Wax melts on heating. (āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻŽā§‹āĻŽ āĻ—āϞāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


Freezing (āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž): Ice cubes form in a freezer. (āĻĢā§ā§°āĻŋāϜāĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦā§°āĻĢā§° āϟ⧁āϕ⧁⧰āĻž āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


Main Difference / āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ


Melting (āĻ—āϞāύ) → Solid to liquid (āĻ—āϞāύ → āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āϤāϰāϞ)


Freezing (āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž) → Liquid to solid (āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž → āϤāϰāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ)


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MCQ on Melting vs Freezing :: āĻ—āϞāύ āφ⧰⧁ āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻžā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ MCQ


1. Melting is the change of state from: (ā§§. āĻ—āϞāύ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϕ⧋āύ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāύ ?)


(a) Liquid to gas (b) Solid to liquid (c) Gas to liquid (d) Liquid to solid


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Solid to liquid


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: In melting, a solid changes into liquid on heating. āĻ—āϞāύāϤ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇ āϤāϰāϞāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


2. Freezing is the change of state from: (⧍. āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϕ⧋āύ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāύ ?)


(a) Gas to liquid (b) Solid to liquid (c) Liquid to solid (d) Solid to gas


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Liquid to solid


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: In freezing, a liquid changes into solid on cooling. āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻžāϤ āϤāϰāϞ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšā§ˆ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. Which process absorbs heat ? (ā§Š. āϕ⧋āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļā§‹āώāĻŖ āϕ⧰⧇ ?)


(a) Freezing (b) Condensation (c) Melting (d) Cooling


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Melting


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Melting needs heat energy to change solid into liquid. (āĻ—āϞāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύāĻ• āϤāϰāϞāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϤāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


4. Freezing is an example of: (ā§Ē. āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž āϕ⧋āύ āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž ?)


(a) Endothermic (b) Exothermic (c) Mechanical (d) Chemical


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Exothermic


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Freezing releases heat to the surroundings. (āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻžāϤ āϚāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ“āĻĢāĻžāϞāϞ⧈ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ—āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


5. Ice changing into water is called: (ā§Ģ. āĻŦā§°āĻĢ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?)


(a) Freezing (b) Condensation (c) Melting (d) Evaporation


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Melting


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: When ice absorbs heat and becomes water, it is melting. (āĻŦā§°āĻĢ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļā§‹āώāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻš’āϞ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻ—āϞāύ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


6. Water changing into ice is called: (ā§Ŧ. āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŦā§°āĻĢāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?)


(a) Evaporation (b) Melting (c) Freezing (d) Sublimation


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Freezing


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Freezing changes liquid water into solid ice.(āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻžāϤ āϤāϰāϞ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŦā§°āĻĢāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


7. During melting, particles become: (ā§­. āĻ—āϞāύ⧰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻ•āĻŖāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻŦā§‹ā§° āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?)


(a) More fixed (b) More freely moving (c) Smaller (d) Invisible


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) More freely moving


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Particles gain energy and move more freely during melting. (āĻ—āϞāύ⧰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻ•āĻŖāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


8. Which of the following is a daily example of freezing ? (ā§Ž. āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻžā§° āĻĻ⧈āύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ ?)


(a) Wax melting (b) Ice cubes forming in freezer (c) Steam rising (d) Water boiling


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Ice cubes forming in freezer


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Water becomes solid ice in a freezer. (āĻĢā§ā§°āĻŋāϜāĻžā§°āϤ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āϜāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§°āĻĢ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


9. The temperature at which a solid changes into liquid is called: (⧝. āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āϤāϰāϞāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?)


(a) Boiling point (b) Freezing point (c) Melting point (d) Dew point


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Melting point


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Melting occurs at a fixed temperature called melting point. āĻ—āϞāύ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻžāϤ āϘāĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻ—āϞāύāĻžāĻ‚āĻ• āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


10. Which statement is correct ? (ā§§ā§Ļ. āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• ?)


(a) Melting releases heat  (b) Freezing absorbs heat   (c) Melting is endothermic   (d) Freezing changes solid into liquid


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Melting is endothermic


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Melting absorbs heat energy, so it is an endothermic process. āĻ—āϞāύāϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āχ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ’āĻĨāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž