What percent does water expand when you freeze it?

Asker: Bart, 16 years old

Answer

Water has a special behavior. Unlike most materials, the density of water decreases when it cools below 4°C. In addition, it expands when it freezes. It is thanks to this special behavior that life on Earth is possible.

The expansion in the formation of ice is 8 to 9%

What percent does water expand when you freeze it?

Answered by

Prof Walter Lauriks

Physics Acoustics

Catholic University of Leuven
Old Market 13 3000 Leuven
https://www.kuleuven.be/

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