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Freezing

Freezing is the change from the liquid phase to the solid phase. The freezing point of a liquid is the point at which the substance freezes. The freezing point of a substance is the same as the melting point of a substance. The freezing and melting point for water is 0 degrees Celcius, or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

Changing from a liquid to a solid is done by taking heat away from a substance. The molecules for a liquid are loosely packed. In a solid the molecules are tightly packed and vibrate. To change from a liquid to a solid, you take heat away from the substance, and that contracts the molecules to form a liquid.

 

ICE CUBES
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EXAMPLE OF FREEZING
This picture is an exapmle of water freezing. The picture is of ice cubes, or frozen water.

 



by Meghan Bodo~Group B
and
Tergel Purevdorj~ Group C