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Title: Forces in ice and water?
Post by: noob_ on July 16, 2010, 10:22:10 AM

Hi,
could anyone tell me what forces must be overcome in ice to melt it?
I know that water molecules in ice are more widely spaced than in liquid water which causes it to have a lower density.

Title: Re: Forces in ice and water?
Post by: cliverlong on July 16, 2010, 10:56:44 AM

Quote from: noob_ on July 16, 2010, 10:22:10 AM

Hi,
could anyone tell me what forces must be overcome in ice to melt it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice#Characteristics
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/structures/molecular.html

Title: Re: Forces in ice and water?
Post by: timzor on July 17, 2010, 10:52:00 AM

Intermolecular hydrogen bonds!