What happens to a given mass of water as it is cooled from 4°C to zero?
A)expands
B)contracts
C)vaporizes
D)Neither expands,contracts,nor vaporizes.

Name: What happens to a given mass of water as it is cooled from 4°C to zero? A)expands B)contracts C)vaporizes D)Neither expands,contracts,nor vaporizes.
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Water is unique in that it expands as it cools from 4°C to 0°C, due to the formation of a crystalline structure as it approaches freezing, which takes up more space.

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