Chemistry
Give a reason why solids and liquids co-exist at their melting points.
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At melting point, solid start changing into liquid state. Heat is absorbed and it is used in change of state without any rise in temperature till all the solid has changed into liquid state. Hence, the two states i.e., solid and liquid co-exist at melting point.
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