What happens to an ice cube's particles when the ice cube is melting?

Answer 1

Taking the queston to be:

What happens to ice 'particles' when ice is melting?:

1. Not sure what is meant by "particles".

2. Ice is the solid form of water. Water has a property that it does change volume when it changes from solid to liquid.

(The maximum density of water is at 4 degrees C.)

Irrelevant: So, when the ice melts, the water level does not change.

When an ice cube melts it reduces in size until it completely melts into liquid form.

So what you may say, and I would agree. The question, even when re-phrased as above, is vague, to say the least, even possibly inappropriate. The molecules do gain enough energy to escape their lattice crystal configuration if that's what the questioner was after.

Answer 2

The fate of the particles will depend on the composition of the particles and the medium into which the ice is melting. Some of the particles are air bubbles, and they open upon melting. Some of the particles, may be salts that have precipitated out or crystallized, and will either enter into solution or remain as solids suspended in the resulting liquid. Some particles may be suspended insoluables, in which case they will remain pretty much the same.

Answer 3

as we know that water is maximum dense between the temperature ranges of 0-4 degree cellcius.and expands when heated or cooled by means havind duall nature of expansion.but the method of expansion is different while heating and cooling.when ice formation process is carried then the the molecules of water cooled and kinetic energy is directlyy proportional to temperature that minised.and the motion of particles becomes less.and a hydrogen linkage is formed between them,as liquid molecules slide each other easilly.but when they grown solid each required specic voulme to occupy.simillarly the volume of water expands.

by same way when ice is melted whole the process is gone toreverse phenomenon.temperature rises and the kinetis energy of the molecules incresasee.and there solidness comes to fluidity

Answer 4

The particles during the melting of ice speed up because they are changing phase from a solid to a liquid. In a solid such as ice, the particles are packed tightly together and have no room to move, but in a liquid they move faster because they are a little more spread out and have more room to move. A gas moves even faster because it has a lot of room to move around because it will expand itself to take up its entire containment space.

Answer 5

In a solid, like ice, the particles are tightly packed.

This is why ice doesn't move too much. When the ice melts,

it's partcles spread farther apart, transfering into the state

of a liquid- also known to most people as water.

(:

Answer 6

To start with the ice cube's particles are all linked in straight lines - unable to move however, when heated, the particles become movable - but still linked together (they become flexible)

Answer 7

part becomes water vapor... part becomes water

Answer 8

The molecules forming the ice crystals move around faster because of the temperature change, weakening their bonds, so the ice becomes liquid water! :)

Answer 9

it explodes! :D