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A container is placed over a pot of boiling water, allowing steam to enter the container. The container is then sealed and placed in the freezer. Describe what happens to the water molecules during each step in this procedure.

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Answer: They harden because the boiling water evaporates and freezes (I just need points)
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Answer:it hardens

Explanation:basically it’s like putting an ice tray full of water into a freezer, think about it when you put water in the freezer does it stay liquid like? Here is the process of it freezing…

1.the steam form the boiling water starts to fade indicating that it is getting cooled down

2. The water goes slushy like and becomes more colder going into process no.3 where it has fully turned ice cold and for the simple fact that it used to be boiling water and is still water it will most likely turn out just like ice

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