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Assertion :Liquid molecule have greater potential energy at the melting point Reason: Intermolecular spacing between molecules increases at melting point

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
At melting point, the external heat provided get converted in potential energy of liquid molecules and gets stored as latent heat of fusion.
The intermolecular spacing between molecules remains same at melting point before getting converted to liquid at temperature higher than the melting point.

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