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A student places an ice cube on a warm plate. As the ice melts, it changes from a solid to a liquid. According to the particle model of matter, what is happening to the particles in the ice as it melts?

The particles are breaking apart into smaller particles The particles are gaining energy and moving more freely, but remain the same kind of molecule The particles are being destroyed and replaced by new liquid particles The particles are shrinking in size so they can flow past each other

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The particles are gaining energy and moving more freely, but remain the same kind of molecule

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