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If solid wax is melted it becomes a liquid. In general the liquid which results from the melting of a solid has a greater volume than the original solid, though there are exceptions. One of the most important is to do with water. Usually if a liquid is cooled it loses volume and becomes more dense (heavier) and the heavier part will try to sink to the bottom. If this happened when water cooled close to freezing point, water in a pond, lake, river would sink to the bottom with the freezing water at the very bottom. A pond could thus become frozen solid, but water behaves in a curious way. From a temperature close to 4 degrees Centigrade down to the freezing temperature of zero degrees centigrade the water gradually expands and rises to the top of the lake. This means that except in the most shallow ponds the fish and other water-life have their supply of water guaranteed. A real life saver!

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