According to the particle theory of matter, what is the difference between ice and water? a) ice is a solid. and water is a liquid. b) water is an element, and ice is compound. c) the molecules in water have more energy than the molecules in ice. d) a given volume of water occupies more spaces as a solid than as a liquid.

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.