How is that metals like iron can dissolve in molten aluminium, when their melting points are so much higher than that of molten aluminium?

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How is that metals like iron can dissolve in molten aluminium, when their melting points are so much higher than that of molten aluminium?

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Same way sugar dissolves in hot water

Melting point is when something changes from solid to a liquid. When you dissolve a substance it doesnt melt. Molecules of it fit in the spaces between the molecules of the substance it is being dissolved into.

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