Question

Why is thermal energy (heat) required to freeze ice into crystals?(1 point)
Responses

Heat must be released by the products in order to convert from the reactants.
Heat must be released by the products in order to convert from the reactants.

Heat must be absorbed by the products in order to convert from the reactants.
Heat must be absorbed by the products in order to convert from the reactants.

Heat must be absorbed by the reactants and the products.
Heat must be absorbed by the reactants and the products.

Heat must be released by the reactants and the products.

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:

**Heat must be released by the products in order to convert from the reactants.**

When water freezes into ice, it undergoes an exothermic process where heat is released into the surroundings, allowing the water molecules to arrange themselves into a crystalline structure.