Chemistry Definition in your own words
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Word: Melt

When a solid turns into a liquid

Example: Ice cube melts into water

since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.