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When is water considered a solid?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Water is considered a solid when it turns into ice from its liquid form. In other words, its molecules no longer have enough energy (heat) to move freely and instead form a rigid crystalline structure. This occurs at different temperatures, depending on the surrounding pressure; it occurs most notably at 0 degrees Celsius and 1 ATM (760 mm Hg).

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