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The latent heat of fusion for water is 330 Joules/gram

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When water freezes, it is releasing heat into the environment. Thus, to make water freeze, we pull out heat.

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Q: When liquid water freezes is it releasing or absorbing heat from the surroundings?
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What happens to solids liquids or gases when they absorbs or release heat?

They change phase. For example, upon absorbing heat, a solid can become liquid, and a liquid and become a gas. Vice versa when releasing heat.


How a liquid changes to a solid to a liquid to a gas to a liquid?

Liquid freezes into a solid, melts in to a liquid, then evaporate into gas and then freezes back to a liquid.


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The liquid freezes.


What is thermal expasion?

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What thermal expasion?

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What happen to a liquid when it release enough energy?

the liquid freezes.


What happen to a liquid when it releases enough energy?

the liquid freezes.


Which liquid expands when it freezes?

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When a liquid freezes does it give off heat?

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What state to a state when water freezes has changed from a liquid?

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What happens to water when it changes from a liquid to a solid?

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