Answer to Question #22471 in Physical Chemistry for Melody

Question

explain what accounts for the difference between ice[solid] and water[liquid at room temperature]

Answer 1

Solid ice cube molecules are close together with little vibration and liquid water molecules are spread farther out with more movement.In ice atoms and molecules are held together in rigid bonds and in the water atoms and molecules still bound together, but bonds are not rigid and individual particles can and do move around.