Melting of Ice at 0°C

Definition

Melting is the process of a substance changing from a solid to a liquid state. For ice, this occurs at 0°C under standard atmospheric conditions.

Related terms

Phase Transition: The transformation of matter from one state to another, such as from solid to liquid or liquid to gas.

Heat of Fusion:

The amount of energy required to change one gram of a substance from the solid phase to the liquid phase at its melting point.

Thermodynamics:

The branch of physical science that deals with the relations between heat and other forms of energy.