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Melting and boiling points
This task is about melting and boiling points of substances.
Use this table to answer the questions below.
Substance
Melting Point °C
Boiling Point °C
Aluminium
660
1800
Iron
1535
2750
Nitrogen
– 210
– 196
Oxygen
– 218
– 183
Sodium chloride
804
1413
Water
0
100
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a) What is the melting point of iron?
°C
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b) At what temperature does water turn from a liquid to a gas?
°C
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c) At 680°C, is sodium chloride a solid, liquid, or gas?
solid
liquid
gas
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d) Which substance remains liquid over the greatest temperature range?
Aluminium
Iron
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Sodium chloride
Water
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e) Choose the
substances
which are liquid at 1000°C.
Aluminium
Iron
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Sodium chloride
Water
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f) If a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen was cooled, which one would freeze first?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
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g) At what temperature does aluminium freeze?
°C
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h) At room temperature:
i) which
substance(s)
would be in a solid state?
Aluminium
Iron
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Sodium chloride
Water
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ii) which
substance(s)
would be in a liquid state?
Aluminium
Iron
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Sodium chloride
Water
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iii) which
substance(s)
would be in a gas state?
Aluminium
Iron
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Sodium chloride
Water