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What happened to the arrangement and the speed of water molecules when liquid water turns into ice?

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Answer: Point out that when water freezes, the water molecules have slowed down enough that their attractions arrange them into fixed positions. Water molecules freeze in a hexagonal pattern and the molecules are further apart than they were in liquid water.

Explanation: The molecules in the rice would be vibrating!!!!!!

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Point out that when water freezes, the water molecules have slowed down enough that their attractions arrange them into fixed positions. Water molecules freeze in a hexagonal pattern and the molecules are further apart than they were in liquid water.

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