When ice melts, what happens to the water molecules? A) The attractions between the water molecules weaken. B) The kinetic energy of the water molecules decreases. C) The attractions between the water molecules get stronger. D) The water molecules break free of all attractions to each other and get very far apart.
Ice melts when heat energy causes the molecules to move faster, breaking the hydrogen bonds between molecules to form liquid water. In the melting process, the water molecules actually absorb energy.
