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Offline writer.at.heart415

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Iron is considered a solid because...
« on: November 14, 2010, 01:10:41 PM »
Given the following list of elements: fluorine, iron, bromine, and mercury, which of the following statements is true? (Room temp in the Kelvin scale is 295 K)

a: iron is considered a solid because its freezing point is above room temp

b: bromine and mercury are both liquids at room temp because their boiling points are below room temp

c: fluorine is a gas because its melting point is above room temp

d: all of the above are true

e: none of the above are true

I chose e but was told a is correct. Why is a correct?

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Re: Iron is considered a solid because...
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2010, 01:14:26 PM »
Freezing point is the boundary between solid and liquid.

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