Question

What happens to the arrangement of water molecules as ice melts?


Molecules release enough energy to move from their fixed positions.

Molecules release enough energy to escape as vapor.

Molecules gain enough energy to escape as vapor.

Molecules gain enough energy to move from their fixed positions.

Answer 1

are you sure

Answer 2

Molecules gain enough energy to move from their fixed positions.

Answer 3

Yes, I am sure. As ice melts, the solid state is converted to the liquid state. This occurs because the molecules in the ice gain enough energy to overcome the forces holding them in a fixed, organized arrangement. As a result, the molecules become more mobile and are able to move around freely, leading to the melting of the ice.