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All material contract as they cool down. Water has an exceptional behavior in the range 4 deg C to its freezing point. In this range, water expands as it cools down. That is why ice is lighter than liquid water and can float on top.

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What solid is an exception to the rule that solids are more dense than liquids?

The best example is ice, which is the solid form of the liquid we call water. Water's solid form (ice) floats on its liquid form, as we know.


What is the one exception to the rule that waves don't move matter?

The one exception to the rule that waves don't move matter is when waves known as "solitons" are involved. Solitons are special types of waves that can maintain their shape and momentum as they propagate through a medium, effectively moving matter along with them.


Do most materials expand or contract when frozen?

Most materials contract when going from a liquid to a solid state. This is because materials have more thermal energy in the liquid state, meaning that the molecules have enough energy to move around freely but still remain loosely bound to each other. When the material freezes, the molecules lose the thermal energy and cannot overcome the intermolecular forces, therefore staying in place and forming a rigid solid. When the molecules in the material become rigid they take up less overall space compared to when the molecules were freely moving around in the liquid state.Water, however, is an important exception to this rule. When water freezes the individual water molecules line up with one another to form a lattice-like crystal structure. When water is in its liquid state the individual molecules were free to move around each other. When water freezes, the rigid ordering of the molecules takes up more space, resulting in greater volume but lower density. This is why ice floats and freezing a can of soda will cause the can to burst.


Do buildings expand and contract?

Yes, buildings can expand and contract due to changes in temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors. Materials such as concrete, metal, and wood are all subject to thermal expansion and contraction, which can cause stress and potential damage to the structure over time. Proper design and construction techniques are important to account for this movement.


Why does a substance expand upon heating?

On heating any substance get more energy and due to that its bonds breaksing process starts. Most solids expand when heated, a familiar phenomenon with many practical implications. Among the rare exceptions to this rule, the compound zirconium tungstate stands out by virtue of the enormous temperature range over which it exhibits so-called "negative thermal expansion," contracting as it heats up and expanding as it cools, and because it does so uniformly in all directions.

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Substance that is the exception to the rule of expansion and contraction?

Water is the substance that is an exception to this rule. Although most other substance follow this rule, the hydrogen bond in water is the characteristic associated with this exception.


How does density of a substance change with temperature and name a substance that does not strictly follow this rule.?

In general, as the temperature of a substance increases, it's density decreases. One exception of this is water. as liquid water approaches it's freezing point, the water molecules rearrange themselves into a lattice structure, actually making it less dense. This is why ice floats on top of water.


What is the duration of Exception to the Rule?

The duration of Exception to the Rule is 1.63 hours.


What is the opposite of rule?

Majority rule


When was Exception to the Rule created?

Exception to the Rule was created on 1997-04-05.


Is water an exception to the octet rule?

It is one of many, many exceptions to the octet rule. Hydrogen does NOT require 8 electrons.


How does the exception not prove the rule?

The exception does not prove the rule because it contradicts the general principle or pattern that the rule represents. Instead of confirming the rule, the exception challenges its validity by showing that there are cases where the rule does not apply.


Why you are no exception to the rule?

Rules apply to everyone, so when someone says, "You're no exception" or "You're no exception to the rule", they mean "The rule applies to everyone, even to you."


Most substances become less dense as the temperature increases. Which substance is an exception to this rule?

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What is the opposite of exception?

The opposite of exception is inclusion.(In categorization or regulation, the exception is the opposite of the rule.)


What is the exception to the rule that every prime number is odd?

2 is the exception to the rule that every prime number is odd


What is an exception to a rule in English grammar or spelling?

The word "weird" is an exception to the rule "i before e except after c".