From: NFetter <NFetter@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 20:37:27 EDT
To: pinhole@exploratorium.edu
Subject: Re: Specific Heat of Ice
Hi Anne,
The water molecules in ice can only jiggle a little bit because the molecules
are tightly locked by hydrogen bonds. In liquid water, the molcules are free
to move around and, hence, can absorb more heat energy. The hydrogen bonds are
still there but are weaker. Liquid water has an average of three water
molecules hydrogen bonded together and these bonds exchange frequently.
Neil Fetter