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It gives up energy to the environment, it establishes a crystal structure, it displaces dissolved minerals, the crystal structure has holes in it so it absorbs some air (where possible) and becomes less dense overall than liquid water.

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Does the composition of the ice change when it melts?

The composition of ice is H2O, and once it melts to water, its composition is ... H2O! So, no, the composition does not change.


Is it physical or chemical when ice melts?

When ice melts, it undergoes a physical change, not a chemical change. The molecules in the ice are still the same water molecules, but they are transitioning from a solid state to a liquid state.


When ice melts what happens to its chemical composition?

When ice melts, the chemical composition remains the same. Ice is just the solid state of water, so when it melts, it turns into liquid water. The molecules in ice rearrange themselves into a more disordered state to become liquid water, but the chemical makeup of the water molecules themselves does not change.


How does the speed of molecules change when ice change to water?

Their speed - Kinetic Energy - increases as the solid melts.


Where do molecules go when ice melts?

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.


Describe what is happening to water molecules as ice melts?

they move faster


When ice melts does the particles melt and change into other types of particles?

When ice melts, the water molecules in the ice lattice gain enough thermal energy to break the strong hydrogen bonds holding them in place. The molecules themselves do not change into a different type of particle, they simply transition from a solid state to a liquid state.


Is the amount of water the same after the solid ice change phase to its initial form as an ice water?

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.


Is ice melting a chemical change?

No, it's a physical change, ice is just frozen water.It's a physical change because when ice melts into water, the compound of the ice stays the same, it just changes state.


What happens to the volume of a beaker when ice melts in it?

The volume of a beaker doesn't change, it's a beaker. What your were probably trying to ask is what happens to the volume of the ice when it melts. The volume decreases; water is special. Unlike other substances when it freezes it expands. That is why ice floats, it is less dense then water.


When ice melts into water is that a physical or chemical change?

Physical Change


What happens to water molecules as ice melts in terms of kinetic molecular thery?

As ice melts, the water molecules gain kinetic energy, causing them to vibrate more rapidly and break free from the rigid crystalline structure of the solid ice. This increases the molecular motion and allows the water molecules to move more freely, transitioning from a solid to a liquid state.