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The molecules in water are not tightly packed as such flow and spread very easily but when the water turns to ice the molecules in the liquid enlarge ans they tightly packed and thus, when water turns to ice new molecules are not formed.
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What happens to the packing of the molecules when water turns from ice to water?
The Molecules(Atoms) stretch their bonds so they spread further apart from each other.
Why is an ice Cube a solid?
Because the water molecules 'lock' together when the temperature drops - forming solid ice. Warming up the ice-cube releases the 'lock', and the ice turns back to water.
An example is when water freezes to become ice?
As liquid water turns into ice, the molecules that make the water start moving slower and slower, at the point which they stop moving completely.(and this point is at 0 degrees Celsius)
When a solid turns into liquid what is that called?
Melting. Think of ice. When you melt ice, it turns into a liquid, when you freeze ice it turns into a solid. Improved: Melting. Think of ice. When you melt ice, it turns into WATER (a liquid), when you freeze (ice) WATER it turns into a solid, WHICH IS CALLED 'ICE'.
What happens to the water molecules as it undergo freezing?
Nothing much. They get locked into the latticework formed by the ice crystals for the duration of the freeze.
Why are molecules closer when its a solid?
molecules that start closing together turn into solid example: think of water, when molecules are loose the water is liquid but when the molecules are packed together the water turns into ice
What happens when ice melts?
It turns into water and the molecules becomes less densely packed
What happens to the packing of the molecules when water turns from ice to water?
The Molecules(Atoms) stretch their bonds so they spread further apart from each other.
What increases as the temperature of a material increases?
The activity of the molecules increase For Example: H2O When H2o is at it's freezing point it turns into ice. All the molecules are packed together which makes the ice solid. When Ice is at it melting point it turns into water. Since the temperature is increased the molecules start to move around more within the material, that's why the ice turns into a liquid. When water turns into vapor its the same thing, now that the water is at it's highest point of heat it turns into a gas/vapor, this means the molecules moves around very freely! Picture it: solid ice is packed together:(.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-) <----dots are packed tightly together water is looser (.---.---.---.---.---.---.---. ) <------dots are farther apart water vapor is loosest (.-----------.---------.---------.-----------.-------.)<------dots are farthest apart
When ice melts what happens to the molecules?
They start to break their bonds of the solid. Water is unique and when it transforms from liquid to solid, it traps air between its molicules. When ice turns to water, it lets that air out so shrinks slightly. The result is at a higher temperature of 0 degrees Celsius, water is formed.
Why does ice turns into water?
Well, since it is so cold, the water molecules kind of push together, and the liquid becomes a solid, and, also because of the cold, the ice turns out cold. P.S I am in fifth grade.
Why is an ice Cube a solid?
Because the water molecules 'lock' together when the temperature drops - forming solid ice. Warming up the ice-cube releases the 'lock', and the ice turns back to water.
How is chopping ice into small pieces similar to melting ice?
Ice (excluding amorphous ice) is crystalised water. Breaking the crystals into molecules would be similar to melting it, in that melting ice also breaks the bonds and turns the H2O back into separate molecules, as in water. It is not, however, the same.
How many grams of ice are formed when 100 grams of steam turns to water then to ice?
There is no mass loss (nor gain) in state change, so there would be 100 grams of ice formed.
How was Neptune formed with ice if there is no water in space?
Water as well as other more complex molecules have been found in space.
Do water molecules ionize when they freeze?
No, the ice molecules in ice are not ionized.
Are the molecules in ice packed more tightly than the molecules in water?
Compared to a solid object's molecules no. Unless the water is ice. Water molecules are more compact than gaseous molecules.
