Question

If you have a round container and a square container with the same amount of water in them, which would freeze first ?

Answer 1

neither of them; they would simply take on reach an equilibrium of the surrounding temperature

Answer 2

id say round might go first in the freezer; but thats just a guess

Answer 3

does shape really conflict with temperature .... i wonder

Answer 4

i took physics last year, and from what i remember i don't think that the shape of the container matters, plus it they're both water they're going to freeze at the same temperature, also since they both have the same amount of water in them, then it should freeze at the same time

Answer 5

but that's just my guess, and I don't really remember much of last year

Answer 6

If the surface areas are different then they will freeze at different times regardless of their equal volumes. A square has an SA/V (surface to volume ratio) of 6 and a sphere has an SA/V of 4.836, thus making the square cube having more surface area in contact with the surrounding temperature giving it faster freezing capabilities. See this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-area-to-volume_ratio