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If you think about the water molecules as liquid water freezes, would you say they get closer together, further apart, or stay at about the same distance from one another?

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Answer:Water is unusual because its molecules move further apart when it freezes. The molecules of just about every other substance move closer together when they freeze.

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During freezing, water molecules lose energy and do not vibrate or move around as vigorously. This allows more stable hydrogen-bonds to form between water molecules, as there is less energy to break the bonds.

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