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Yes. Ice is less dense than liquid water. For virtually all other substances, the solid state is more dense than the liquid state.

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What common substance freezes at room temperature?

One common substance that freezes at room temperature is water. At 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), water freezes and turns into ice.


What freezes faster water or sweet tea?

water freezes faster than tea because unlike tea, it has no additives or chemical compounds in it. Therefor, there are no "barriers" in the freezing process of water and therefor, it freezes faster than tea.


How is water different from other substances when it gets cold?

Water is unique because it expands when it freezes, unlike most substances that contract. This is because water molecules form a crystal lattice structure when freezing, causing them to push farther apart. This property is why ice floats on water, which is crucial for aquatic life during winter.


What is a substance that undergoes a physical change?

A substance that undergoes a physical change is water when it freezes into ice. This process changes the state of the water from liquid to solid without altering its chemical composition. Similarly, when ice melts back into water, it undergoes another physical change. Other examples include the melting of wax or the dissolving of sugar in water.


When water freezes it expands by a sixth of its volume?

When water freezes, it undergoes a unique transition in which its molecules arrange themselves into a crystalline structure, causing the substance to expand. This expansion results in ice having a lower density than liquid water, which is why ice floats. Specifically, water expands by about 9% in volume when it freezes, not one-sixth. This property is crucial for aquatic life, as it insulates bodies of water in colder climates.

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When water freezes unlike other substance?

Yes. Ice is less dense than liquid water. For virtually all other substances, the solid state is more dense than the liquid state.


What common substance freezes at room temperature?

One common substance that freezes at room temperature is water. At 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), water freezes and turns into ice.


What is a substance that boils at 100 degree and freezes at 0 degrees?

Water is a substance that boils at 100 degrees Celsius and freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.


WHY containers effect the way water freezes?

One of the characteristics of a liquid is that unlike a solid it takes the shape of its container, but unlike a gas it doesn't try to fill the entire container. So after water freezes it has (close to) the shape it had when it was a liquid, the shape of its container. Actually water's a bad example because unlike most substances water expands as it freezes due to crystallization, so it often affects the shape of its container.


Does matter freeze at 0 degrees Celsius?

Not all matter freezes at 0 degrees Celsius. Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius, but other substances can freeze at different temperatures. The freezing point of a substance depends on its chemical composition and molecular structure.


What freezes faster water or sweet tea?

water freezes faster than tea because unlike tea, it has no additives or chemical compounds in it. Therefor, there are no "barriers" in the freezing process of water and therefor, it freezes faster than tea.


What is the freezing point in degrees of Celsius of water?

0º is the freezing point of water in Celsius.Zero. (that's how you calibrate your thermometer)


Is metal melting an example of a different substance being formed?

No. The same would be when water melts or freezes. It is still water.


What substance freezes at a temperature of 15 degrees c?

Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius, not 15 degrees Celsius. At 15 degrees Celsius, water is still in its liquid state.


The temperature at which a substance freezes is also its what?

The answer is that the temperature a substance freezes is also its melting point. Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius into ice and if you heat ice up to 0 degrees Celsius it MELTS to give you water. Evaporation is the change from liquid to gas and condensation is the change from gas to liquid (for water this happens at 100 degrees Celsius).


Why does water expand by 10 percent when it freezes?

Its very unusual for a substance to expand when it freezes, water is just odd that way. Its just a property of water, its moleucles expand in the area they take up and take up more space.


How is water different from other substances when it gets cold?

Water is unique because it expands when it freezes, unlike most substances that contract. This is because water molecules form a crystal lattice structure when freezing, causing them to push farther apart. This property is why ice floats on water, which is crucial for aquatic life during winter.