Question

how would you explain why liquids solidify when they are cooled???

Answer 1

As the liquid cools it looses kinetic energy and the particles slow down the liquid and becomes more of a solid state?

Answer 2

That's pretty much it.

The energy that it takes for atoms/molecules to maintain a crystalline structure is less than the energy it takes for the particles to be in a more disordered state, like a liquid or gas. Since heat is energy, if we remove heat, the energy of the particles falls. If we remove enough heat, they'll go to the lower energy configuration of the solid. Add heat enough, and entropy will drive them back to back to being a liquid.

Answer 3

okay thank you !(:

Answer 4

My pleasure :)

Answer 5

good explaination