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Cells are filled with a fluid called cytoplasm The liquid will turn into ice and the volume will expand. Like how frozen pop in a can expands in the freezer. Eventually the cell membrane that's like the skin's cell will break. Thus, making the cell to burst.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoWater happens to expand when it freezes.
It's one of the few natural substances with a solid phase
that's less dense than its liquid phase.
That's why your ice cube floats in your drink.
If ice sank in water, life on earth would not be possible.
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∙ 13y agoThe cell's liquid insides will expand to a volume greater than the cell walls can hold. The result is that the cell walls will rupture, spilling the "guts" of the cell.
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∙ 13y agoWater inside the cell expands when temperatures drop below 0°C but the cell membrane stays the same resulting in the cell bursting.
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∙ 12y agothat's what i'd like to know
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