Asked by Akim

To change liquid water into ice cubes you MUST
Responses

A decrease the temperature by adding heat.decrease the temperature by adding heat.

B decrease the temperature by removing heat.decrease the temperature by removing heat.

C increase the temperature by adding heat.increase the temperature by adding heat.

D increase the temperature by removing heat

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B — decrease the temperature by removing heat.

Freezing water to ice requires removing thermal energy (cooling the water) until it reaches 0 °C (at 1 atm) and enough heat is removed to provide the latent heat of fusion so the liquid becomes solid.