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When studying elements I noticed that there is a boiling point and melting point. What are they?

The boiling point is the temperature at which a material changes from a liquid to a gas (boils) while the melting point is the temperature at which a material changes from a solid to a liquid (melts).

Keep in mind that a material's melting point is the same as its freezing point. These are just different terms for the same thing, it just depends on whether energy is being removed from a substance (freezing) or if energy is being added to a substance (melting). The same thing also applies to the boiling/condensation point.

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Steve Gagnon, Science Education Specialist (Other answers by Steve Gagnon)

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