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Theoretically if I could instantly cool water to absolute 0, like say I take a bucket of water and I can "magically" change it to absolute 0, does the water freeze and crystallize or would it just stop?

2007-03-29 04:31:04 · 5 answers · asked by Luis 6 in Science & Mathematics Other - Science

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IF, theoretically you could take a bucket of water into space. It would freeze to ice at a fraction of a degree above -273.15°C (Zero K).
However 'IF' at zero K, it would vanish.

2007-03-29 10:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by Norrie 7 · 0 0

At absolute zero, it would cease to be "matter", since (theoretically) ALL motion would cease at 0K, so the electrons would stop going around the protons & neutrons in the hydrogen and oxygen atoms that make up the water, and since "matter" is just a manifestation of energy anyway, the water would vanish altogether!

2007-03-29 08:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you could large-cool any liquid all the way down to a factor the place it may routinely be interior the solid type, in simple terms as you could large-warmth it additionally. The state of being large cooled or heated is risky and the area substitute can ensue if the liquid is disturbed. to try this you want a field with an astonishing uniform floor, no debris interior the field in any respect, and place interior the freezer. it is going to possibly artwork extra suitable with distilled water as minerals can tend to percipitate out of answer via fact the water cools.

2016-11-24 21:24:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

The problem with your question is that is asks for the theoretical result of things which cannot theoretically happen.

Nothing can achieve absolute zero, and nothing can happen instantly.

The theoretical result of something theoretically impossible is that it does not theoretically happen.

2007-03-29 09:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by dugfromthearth 2 · 0 1

It may get supercooled as a liquid but the slightest motion will make it solidify. But motion is not possible at absolute 0. So, it will not be technically a liquid but will be a superglass. And yes, all that is possible only if it is absolutely clean and from the slightest dust particle.

2007-03-29 04:41:52 · answer #5 · answered by Swamy 7 · 3 1

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