Which of the following statements about matter is false? A.The amount of matter increases slightly as water changes state. B.The amount of matter in an object remains the same during changes in state. C. Matter is neither created nor destroyed. D.Liquids, gases, and solids are all forms of matter.
A is false here. When something changes from one state of matter to another, its mass stays the same. It neither increases nor decreases.
The space between the atoms increases or decreases. For example, steam and ice are both water, but steam (water as a gas) has much more space between its atoms and its atoms are moving faster than ice atoms, which are packed together tightly and slightly shiver. In addition, if the same amount of water was turned into ice then into steam, they would both consist of the same amount of mass
Therefore A is false, whoops!
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