Which consequence results when increased pressure causes liquid water to undergo a phase transition to ice?

💡 Explanation

The shift to denser ice occurs because Le Chatelier's principle minimizes volume under pressure by favouring the solid phase. Volume will decrease due to the pressure-induced phase change, therefore the correct answer is volume decrease, rather than other energy alterations.

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