pondingly, until the melting point is reached. At this
point, adding more heat does not raise its temperature, but
rather causes the material to change state as the solid melts
into a liquid. Once all of the material is liquified, adding more
heat once again causes the temperature to rise. In liquid matter,
the &quot;atoms&quot; are less close together and they bind each
other in a way that allows the liquid to take the shape of
whatever open topped container it is put in. As more heat is
added to t