|
Apr 21, 2000 ... After that, it expands slightly until it reaches the freezing point, and then when it freezes it expands by approximately 9%. ...
|
www.iapws.org/faq1/freeze.htm
www.iapws.org/faq1/freeze.htm
|
|
|
|
When water is a liquid, the molecules mix around very closely to one another. Each molecule is attracted to other by forces called hydrogen bonds. These bonds keep the molecules close together but not permanently fixed in one place.
|
www.pa.msu.edu/sciencet/ask_st/040694.html
|
|
|
In the liquid form, water molecules move around closely to one another. Molecules are attracted to each other by hydrogen bonds. As it cools down, these molecules slow down, and can move closer together.
http://answers.ask.com/Business/Constructions_and_Mater...
|
|
|
Re: What makes water expand when it freezes? Area: Chemistry ; Posted By: William Stewart, Secondary School Teacher Science, Garrett Academy of Technology; Date: Thu Feb 20 21:00:40 1997 ... An interesting question, which relates the peculiar shape & properties of the water molecule.
|
www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar97/856494207.Ch.r.html
|
|
|
Subject: Why does water expand when it freezes? ... Date: Fri Feb 7 05:17:00 1997; Posted by: Lawrence Magee; Grade level: 4-6; School/Organization: GRRCCS; City: Hinton State/Province: Alberta; Country: Canada; ... Why does water expand when it freezes? Metals get smaller when they get cold :water does not.
|
www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar97/855314220.Ph.q.html
|
|
Question: Why does water expand when it freezes? bonnie j light Answer 1: Good question! Water expands when it freezes because of "hydrogen bonding." This means that the hydrogen on an H2O has a strong attraction for the "lone-pair", unbonded electrons on other nearby H2O molecules.
|
www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem99/chem99245.htm
|
|
Why does water expand when it freezes as opposed to most other liquids that shrink in volume - trivia question /questions answer / answers ... Why does water expand when it freezes as opposed to most other liquids that shrink in volume?
|
www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question36823.html
|
|
Water is peculiar. When most substances change from liquid to solid form, they shrink together, become denser, their molecules packed most closely together. But when water changes from a sloshy liquid to solid ice, it expands, becomes less ...
http://www.word-detective.com/howcome/waterexpand.html
|
|
Does salt water expand as much as fresh water does when it freezes? From a database of frequently asked questions from the Solutions section of General Chemistry Online. ... When a saline solution is subject to freezer temperature, does it expand as much as water would? Dorothy Rego 12/2/99 ... When moderately salty water freezes,
|
antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/solutions/faq/sal...
antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/solutions/faq/saltwater-ice-volume.shtml
|
|
