"Say someone has 500 grams of water at 20 degrees Celsius. If they want to cool it down to zero degrees and then freeze it, will it take more energy to cool it down or more energy to freeze it?" A: Cool it down  B: Freeze it C: Same energy for both D: Cannot be done

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"Say someone has 500 grams of water at 20 degrees Celsius. If they want to cool it down to zero degrees and then freeze it, will it take more energy to cool it down or more energy to freeze it?"

A: Cool it down 

B: Freeze it

C: Same energy for both

D: Cannot be done

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