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Supercooling occurs because, contrary to popular belief, water can exist as a liquid below its natural freezing point if it has no surface or seed on which to crystalize. That is, if there is no rough surface, impurtiy, or bit of ice to start the crystalization process, water can remain in a liquid state below 0deg Celsius. The inside of a smooth plastic bottle could possibly provide the right environment for this. When it is poured out, however, it encounters something in the bowl that it can form crystals on, and the process begins. Thus, you see the supercooled liquid water pouring out and forming ice instantly when it hits already formed ice crystals, hence the strange "snaking" up of the ice slush. It doesn't all freeze (thus slush, not solid ice) because when water does freeze, it releases some heat in the process of crystalization (there is more energy present in water at 0deg than in ice at 0deg), and this probably raises some of the surrounding water to above 0 degrees.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoThere are quite a few reasons why your bottled water appears to freeze after removing it from the freezer. This is because it did freeze.
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∙ 11y agowater expands as it freeze.doesn't have room to go some place it can burst the container it's in.
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∙ 12y agoObviously. It's just a physical change to the water. It's still H2O.
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∙ 11y agoIce is less dense than water. So when ice turns to water it expands.
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∙ 6y agoOf course it freezes, if you get it sufficiently cold.
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∙ 15y agoBecause water expands as it freezes
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Why highly corked glass bottle full of water left outside on a frosty night brusts?
the water will have frozen. When it freezes it expands so in a confined space like a corked bottle it has nowhere to expand and hence bursts the bottle.
Can water rise when frozen?
yes, when you freeze water it expands, if you fill a plastic bottle full to the top with water then put it in the freezer, when it's frozen the bottle will have cracked or split. Hope i helped :)
How did ice formed in frozen bottle?
The bottle was full of liquid before it was frozen.
When ice is frozen why does it crack glass?
The particle theory explains how particles behave in solids, liquids, and gases. When water freezes, it expands at a rate of 9%. It can expand because the particles in water are able to move in any and all directions. However, a glass container is made of tightly-packed, very dense particles that are very strongly attached to each other. The particles in glass cannot move like the particles in water can. So when water is placed into a glass container and then frozen, it expands. The glass container cannot expand, and if there is no other place for the frozen water to expand to then it will break the glass that contains it.
Why when water in the crack in rocks freezes and expand?
Water will expand when heated. It it will also expand when frozen. Water seeping into narrow cracks in rock, could, when becoming frozen in winter, expand and force the narrow crack to become wider.
Will a bottle expand if it is frozen?
no
Why highly corked glass bottle full of water left outside on a frosty night brusts?
the water will have frozen. When it freezes it expands so in a confined space like a corked bottle it has nowhere to expand and hence bursts the bottle.
Does solid food expand or contract when frozen?
If the food has water in it then it will expand.
By what percentage does water expand when it is frozen?
poo
When water is frozen in plastic does the plastic expand?
No, so you will want to leave an inch or two when filling the bottle as well as leaving it uncovered until the water has frozen.
If champagne is frozen - will it be drinkable when thawed?
Yes, although being a liquid it will expand and break the bottle
Do water expand when frozen?
yes, this is why if you put a filled to the brim cup of water in the freezer, it overflows when it is frozen....
Why is frozen water less dense?
The water molecules expand when the temp. drops.
Can water rise when frozen?
yes, when you freeze water it expands, if you fill a plastic bottle full to the top with water then put it in the freezer, when it's frozen the bottle will have cracked or split. Hope i helped :)
What is the problem with putting a full bottle of water in the freezer for a long period?
The bottle will expand and overflow.
Why does a bottle inflate when a bottle-and-balloon system is placed in hot water?
The hot water heats the air in the system, causing it to expand.
Does oil expand when frozen?
by 'the law of non-compress ability of liquid' a liquid can neither be compressed nor be expanded. Between 3'C and 0'C water does expand with a decrease in temperature. Water at 3'C is the densest; water at 0'C is the lightest. This is the only interval for Ice I on which it expands with decreasing temperature.
