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As water is cooled from 4 deg C to 0 deg C, its density
Options
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains same
D. None of the above

Correct Answer

decreases

Explanation

As water is cooled from 4 deg C to 0 deg C, the water reaches its freezing point and starts forming ice crystals. Then the volume of that ice cubes increases and its density decreases. Hence, it is the reason that ice will float on water as ice has less density than the water.

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