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If mass-energy equvalence is taken into account, when water is cooled to form ice, the mass of ater should

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Increase
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Remain unchanged
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decrease
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First increase and then decrease
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Solution

The correct option is C decrease
As we know that when water is converted into ice then it releases
energy to the atmosphere, in other words, it can be said that
it releases some mass to the atmosphere because mass and
energy are equivalent.
So option C is correct that mass will decrease.

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