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The temperature at which a solid starts changing to liquid state is called :

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latent heat of fusion

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melting point

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latent heat of vaporisation

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none of the above

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The correct option is C melting point
Answer is B
The melting point of a solid is the temperature at which it changes its state from solid to liquid at atmospheric pressure. At the melting point the solid and liquid phase exist in equilibrium.

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