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Usually, a liquid is less dense than a solid, so when a solid melts its volume increases. However, this is not true for water or water-based liquids, because the H bonds make liquid water highly structured and therefore denser than expected.
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How can you tell one state of matter from another?
solid melts to liquid and liquid boils to solid
Is a snowman liquid solid or gas?
A snowman is a solid when it's done being built, and is a liquid when it melts away. The only time that it would turn gas was if you poured boiling water over it.
When water melts from a ice cube it changes from a?
from a solid into a liquid.
What happens when a solid melts to become a liquid?
When a solid melts, atoms are released from their crystal lattice and can move freely within the volume of the liquid. The thermal energy from heating the solid has been converted to kinetic energy.
Which of these has no definite volume gas liquid matter solid?
Gas has an indefinite shape or volume. Liquid has a fixed shape and volume. Solid has a fixed shape and volume.
How can you tell one state of matter from another?
solid melts to liquid and liquid boils to solid
How is a solid changed into a liquid?
a soolid is changed into a liquid by when the solid melts like for example ice it is a solid and then when it melts it is a liquid
Is butter a solid liquid or gas?
Butter is a solid. By definition of a solid, butter has a definite shape and a definite volume.
When a ice cube is a solid and it melts what is it?
When it melts it is a liquid
