Astudent puts a glass of water in the freezer. later, he notices ice forming on the surface of the water. which property of water best explains why ice forms on its surface? a. ice has more surface tension than liquid water. b. ice is less dense than liquid water. c. ice has a lower freezing point than liquid water. d. ice is more cohesive than liquid water. e. ice can dissolve more oxygen than liquid water.

Option (C) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

When a glass of water is held in the refrigerator then kinetic energy of water molecules starts to decrease as there is less temperature in the freezer.

As a result, the water starts to convert into ice because kinetic energy of water molecules converts into potential energy.

Thus, we can conclude that out of the given options, the property ice has a lower freezing point than liquid water best explains why ice forms on its surface.

b

explanation:

mitosis

conduction is the transfer of thermal energy (heat in transfer) due to collisions between the molecules in the object. collisions between adjacent atoms and molecules transfer kinetic energy from the warmer to the cooler object. the objects must be in physical contact.