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Since water expands when it freezes can a tree explode from too much pressure if it freezes?
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No. Wood is made up of fibers that will expand as the water expands.
answ2. In severe frosts, trees not adapted to the climate will split with a hearty crack.
Willows suffer from this in the colder parts of the South Island of New Zealand. Where the willow is an introduced species.
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How do rocks react to frozen water?
There is no react reaction to simple contact with ice. But since water expands when it freezes, any water that freezes in a crack will force that crack to become bigger and will slowly break the rock apart in a process called frost wedging.
What causes ice wedging?
Ice wedging, also called frost wedging or frost shattering is a process where water seeps into cracks in rocks and freezes. Since water expands when it freezes this cpushes the cracks further open, eventually breaking the rock apart.
Why density of ice is less than water density?
Water has an unusual property that it expands as it freezes. This is due to the crystalline formation in conjunction with its hydrogen bonding. Since it expands, volume is larger. Density = mass / volume. Dividing by a larger number gives a smaller answer for the density. Water is most dense at 4 degrees Celsius.
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