As a liquid freezes, its particles slow down and move closer together, forming a solid crystal lattice structure. This results in a decrease in the random motion of the particles and a decrease in the volume of the substance as it transitions from a liquid to a solid state.
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When a liquid freezes, the particles within the liquid slow down and form a more organized structure, usually into a solid lattice. As the temperature decreases, the particles lose energy and move less, causing them to come closer together and form a solid.
When a liquid transforms into a solid, it freezes by losing energy and allowing the particles to arrange in a more ordered structure. Conversely, when a solid transforms into a liquid, it melts by gaining energy, causing the particles to break free from their fixed positions and move more freely.
When a solid melts, the particles gain enough energy to overcome their fixed positions and start moving more freely, changing from a fixed lattice structure to a less orderly arrangement. When a liquid boils, the particles gain enough energy to break free from the liquid state and become a gas, moving much more freely and independently. When a gas condenses, the particles lose energy and come together to form a liquid, becoming more orderly and close together. When a liquid freezes, the particles lose energy and transition from a freely moving state to a rigid arrangement, forming a solid lattice structure.
As a substance freezes, the particles slow down and move closer together, forming a more ordered arrangement. This results in a decrease in the substance's volume and a transition from a liquid to a solid state.
At 0 degrees Celsius, liquid water freezes and turns into ice. This temperature is the freezing point of water, where the molecules slow down and form a solid lattice structure.