If a puddle of water is frozen, do the particles in the ice have kinetic energy? Explain.

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31 July, 14:47

If a puddle of water is frozen, do the particles in the ice have kinetic energy? Explain.

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Kelsie Hatfield · Answer 1

They have some but not very much, the particles in the ice are still vibrating just not as much as in water. the only time a substance would have 0 kinetic energy is when that substance is at 0 degrees kelvin (absolute zero) so far no place in the universe has been recorded at absolute zero though