Between 1993 and 1995 sodium phosphate was added to Seathwaite Tarn in the English Lake District to increase the Tarn’s pH. Explain in some detail why addition of this compound increased the pH.

Asubstance is held in an open container. its particles move past one another at random speeds but do not leave the container. heat is removed from the system, and the particles slow down. when enough heat is removed, the particles no longer have enough speed to overcome the weak attractive forces between them. when this happens, the substance enters its solid state. the process described above is known as .