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What is low melting point ?

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The melting point (or, rarely, liquefaction point) of a substance is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid at atmospheric pressure. At the melting point the solid and liquid phase exist in equilibrium. The melting point of a substance depends on pressure and is usually specified at standard pressure. When considered as the temperature of the reverse change from liquid to solid, it is referred to as the freezing point or crystallization point. Because of the ability of some substances to supercool, the freezing point is not considered as a characteristic property of a substance. When the "characteristic freezing point" of a substance is determined, in fact the actual methodology is almost always "the principle of observing the disappearance rather than the formation of ice", that is, the melting point.

"Melting" is the term used in physics to indicate when a solid turns into a liquid. Heat is always required to raise a solid's temperature to the point where it "melts".
For instance, Iron is normally a solid, but it turns into a liquid (melts) at about 3000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mercury is a solid at very low temperatures, but it "melts" at about 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

So - Mercury has a low melting point, much lower than Iron.

The references to "high melting point" or "low melting point" are usually compared to room temperature, since everything in the universe is relative to something else.

simply ,the low melting poit means it has a low temperature to melt.
so yes it will melt easily.

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