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A-LevelPhysicsForces, density and pressure9702/12 · May/June 2010 · Q171 Mark

When ice melts, it contracts. Which row is correct for ice turning into water?

Adistance between atoms: decreases, density: decreases
Bdistance between atoms: decreases, density: increases
Cdistance between atoms: increases, density: decreases
Ddistance between atoms: increases, density: increases

✓ Correct answer

B: distance between atoms: decreases, density: increases

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Forces, density and pressure, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Physics, May/June 2010 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 17.

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