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What is a melting point?
What is a melting point for sugar, table salt, lead, iron, and glass?
A melting point is the temperature at which a substance begins to melt.
The melting point for sugar is 186 C, table salt is 801 C, lead is 327 C, iron is 1,538 C, and glass is 1,200-1,600 C.
Glass has a range as a melting point because it is not arranged in a crystalline structure.