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What happens to the volume of a substance when it changes from a solid to a liquid?
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For most substances, when they change from a solid to a liquid, their volume increases slightly because the particles move apart a little as they lose their fixed positions. But water is special as when ice (solid) melts into water (liquid), its volume actually decreases because water molecules pack more closely in the liquid state than in the solid state.
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