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kekeman:

What happens to water when it is heated from 0 °C to 4 °C? It freezes. It expands. Its density increases. Its composition changes.

kekeman:

I think it is " Its density increases."

kekeman:

@vocaloid

Vocaloid:

Your intuition is correct. *most* substances become less dense when heated but water is a special case that becomes *more* dense as it approaches 4 degrees Celsius as the hydrogen bonding maximizes the attraction between water molecules. The density increases.

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