Ice is a molecule of water (H2O) in the solid phase.
If the molecules in question have a solid phase, for example water which goes from liquid to solid, namely ice, then least kinetic energy is the solid phase, with minimum kinetic occurring at 0 Kelvin (absolute zero).
The bonds between water molecules are weakened.
Yes.
As the molecules in a body move with increased speed, i.e. increasing kinetic energy, it is possible that the body will change from the solid phase to the liquid phase, or the liquid phase to the gas phase, and in some cases from the solid directly to the gas phase.
The main difference is that ice water molecules have very low kinetic energy, i.e. they don't move very fast, compared to warm water molecules. The other difference is in the intermolecular forces holding the molecules together. They are greater in ice than in warm water.
The melting of ice is a change of phase, from solid to liquid, a physical processus. The molecules of water (H2O) remain unchanged during the change of phase.
A phase change does NOT chance the total number of molecules. There will be some evaporation and sublimation too. During the time that ice melts there will some molecules that sublimate to water vapor and also some water molecules evaporate to vapor. But the total mass and number of molecules will not change.
The ice (solid) become water (liquid); the distances between molecules are decreased during the change of phase, also the attraction forces.
Yes. But there are many (about 15) different phases of ice. Have a crack at Ice in wikipedia.com.
Ice can float on liquid water.
Ice can float on liquid water.
If the molecules in question have a solid phase, for example water which goes from liquid to solid, namely ice, then least kinetic energy is the solid phase, with minimum kinetic occurring at 0 Kelvin (absolute zero).
The bonds between water molecules are weakened.
And farther apart, and it changes phase: ice to water, water to gas,
the ice cube is in a phase of a solid.
During fusion, or the formation of a solid, as in liquid water turning to ice.
gaseous phase