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8 March
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What is the difference between melt and dissolve ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between melt and dissolve ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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8 March
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Melt refers to something that turns liquid due to certain temperatures like heat. For example, “The butter began to melt from the heat of the microwave.”
Dissolve refers to a solid that disappears and mixes in with a liquid. For example, “The sugar dissolved into the coffee”
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melt - to become liquified
dissolve - to be incorporated into liquid
"My ice cream cone melts."
"The powder dissolved in water."
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- English (US)
Melt is like an ice cube slowly going dissolve is like sugar disappearing in water melting mostly happens with heat and dissolving just goes faster if the liquid is hot.
- English (US)
Melt refers to something that turns liquid due to certain temperatures like heat. For example, “The butter began to melt from the heat of the microwave.”
Dissolve refers to a solid that disappears and mixes in with a liquid. For example, “The sugar dissolved into the coffee”
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1 . melt - heating related process
eg) ice melts
2. dissolve- solution ( solute + solvent) related process.
eg) sugar will dissolves in the water, that's why it's called as a hydrophilic component....

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