Describe an example of abiotic conditions and give an example.

6. using 3 – 4 sentences explain (in your own words) why water expands when it freezes? 7. using your knowledge of colligative properties explain whether sodium chloride or calcium chloride would be a more effective substance to melt the ice on a slick sidewalk. use 3 – 4 sentences in your explanation.

Astudent pours 10.0 g of salt into a container of water and observes the amount of time it takes for the salt to dissolve. she then repeats the process using the same amounts of salt and water but this time she slowly stirs the mixture while it is dissolving. the student performs the experiment one more time but this time she stirs the mixture rapidly. the dependent variable in this experiment is: time for salt to dissolve speed of stirring amount of water mass of salt

The following transition occurs at a molecular level for a substance. what transition corresponds to this change in microscopic structure? the carbon dioxide molecules on the left are in a regular, tightly packed pattern. after heating, it becomes much lower density. a. melting b. boiling c. sublimation d. freezing