Question

What happens to the average kinetic energy of water molecules as water freezes?

-it increases as the water absorbs energy from its surroundings
-it decreases as the water absorbs energy from it's surroundings
-it decreases as the water releases energy to it's surrounding
-it increases as the water releases energy to it's surroundings

HELP PLEASE

Answer 1

what is your choice? think about it which is higher energy a liquid or a solid so when you freeze something what happens to the energy of the substance

Answer 2

B

Answer 3

thats wrong @driftracer305

Answer 4

how is that wrong..........if it freezes that means it is cold to touch.....meaning it is ENDOTHERMIC....which absorbs energy............it the water was heated...it would release energy....that would make it EXOTHERMIC.............

so it should be B since if frozen, they dont release heat.

Answer 5

freezing water is an exothermic process m8

Answer 6

freezing water releases energy into the surroundings

Answer 7

heating ice/melting ice is an endothermic process as the energy is being absorbed from the surroundings to melt the ice

Answer 8

I think you should delete your post @driftracer305 as its completely wrong

Answer 9

lol........sorry to say @sweetburger ....... i just googled it to make sure and checked my textbook.......

Answer 10

your textbook is completely wrong and so are you

Answer 11

ohk chill.......lemme see

Answer 12

I can link you to websites that say I am correct if you would like that?

Answer 13

Sweetburger is right. Just think about it. If something is getting colder, it's giving off heat to its surroundings. It's an exothermic process.