Water,like most compounds,decreases in volume as it cools however,at 4°C,water
A)freezes.
B)contracts even more-down to twenty percent of its volume when it was a liquid.
C)neither expands nor contracts.
D)begins to expand to as much as nine percent of its volume.
E)solidifies.

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Water reaches its maximum density at 4°C, after which it begins to expand as it cools further. At 0°C, it freezes and expands even more, which is why ice floats on water.

Water,like Most Compounds,decreases in Volume as It Cools However,at 4°C,water