Question

Ice floats on water. For most other substances however, the solid sinks in the liquid.Classify each of these statements as true for water, or true for most other substances. A)High pressure will cause the solid to become liquid. B)In a phase diagram, the solid-liquid coexistence line has a negative slope. C)The solid is more dense than the liquid. D) The molecules are closest in the solid phase. E) High pressure will cause the liquid to become solid F) The solid is less dense than the liquid G) The molecules are closest in the liquid phase H) In a phase diagram, the solid-liquid coexistence line has a positive slope