when liquid water is cooled it contracts like one would expect until a temperature of approximately 4 degrees Celsius is reached. After that it expands slightly until it reaches the freezing point and then when it freeze it expands by Approximately 9percent
When liquid water is cooled, it contracts like one would expect until a temperature of approximately 4 degrees Celsius is reached. After that, it expands slightly until it reaches the freezing point, and then when it freezes it expands by approximately 9%.