Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 3 - Section 3.7 - Changes of State - Study Check 3.10 - Page 82: b

Answer

At $-20^{\circ}$, the physical state of water is: solid.^{\circ}

Work Step by Step

As we can see in the cooling curve (Bottom - Page 81), the $-20^{\circ}$ temperature occurs on the diagonal line below the freezing point. Which indicates that the physical state of water at that point is: solid.
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