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inn [45]
3 years ago
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During the winter months, water on the surface of a pond will typically freeze and this ice acts as an insulator for the water b

eneath it. As a result, aquatic life is able to survive during the cold winter. The reason that this water expands upon freezing is due to
Biology
2 answers:
damaskus [11]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

when the water freezes, its molecules are perfectly ordered and separated from each other at the same distance. This generates, that in the ice there are less water molecules in a certain volume, that is, they occupy more space.

The ice (frozen water) when expanding, causes its density to become lower than in a liquid state. For this reason the ice floats in the water and allows life under frozen lakes.

Oduvanchick [21]3 years ago
4 0
Hydrogen bonding allows the water to expand
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