Question

After swimming in the pool on a very hot day, Sarah had a glass of ice water. Over time, the water on her skin evaporated, and the ice cubes melted in the glass. Howmany states of water existed in this scenario?A. 3B. 1C. 4D. 2

Answer 1

3 states

Explanations:

Matter can exist in three forms namely;

• Solid state

,

• Liquid state

,

• Gaseous state

From the given scenario, water is known to exist as ice cubes (which is the solid state). Also since the water Aon her skin evaporated the water changed to steam (gaseous state) in this case.

Also note that the ice cubes melted in the glass. This melted ice changes to liquid ,at this point. Therefore, we can conclude that the water in the scenario exists in three forms (Liquid, Solid and Gas).