The diagrams below represent the four states of matter. A container holds a number of blue balls, loosely packed. A container holds small number of yellow balls, spaced at random in the container. Diagram 1 Diagram 2 A container holds a number of red balls, closely and neatly packed. A container holds a small number of balls. Some are pink and labeled with a plus sign, and some are blue and labeled with a minus sign. Diagram 3 Diagram 4 Which diagram represents the phase that occurs after a solid melts? diagram 1 diagram 2 diagram 3 diagram 4

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Seth Odonnell

Chemistry

30 April, 11:39

The diagrams below represent the four states of matter. A container holds a number of blue balls, loosely packed. A container holds small number of yellow balls, spaced at random in the container. Diagram 1 Diagram 2 A container holds a number of red balls, closely and neatly packed. A container holds a small number of balls. Some are pink and labeled with a plus sign, and some are blue and labeled with a minus sign. Diagram 3 Diagram 4 Which diagram represents the phase that occurs after a solid melts? diagram 1 diagram 2 diagram 3 diagram 4

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Kristen Sharp · Answer 1

Diagram 1 contains the state of matter that occurs after a solid melts.

Explanation:

The diagram 1 represents the liquid state of matter. The liquid state of matter is represented by the balls that are loosely placed. This means there is ample amount of intermolecular spaces but not as much as like gases.

While the diagram 2 represents molecules of gases which has much more intermolecular spaces.

The diagram 3 represents solids where the molecules are very closely packed with minimal amount of intermolecular spaces.

Diagram 4 represents the ions of opposite charges with opposite charges being coloured in red and blue separately.

A solid melts into a liquid. So the liquid state of matter is represented in the diagram 1. Hence diagram 1 is the answer.