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NEET PhysicsClass 11Anomalous expansion of water and thermal stressEasyStatement based

A pond is cooled by winter air from 10 °C down to freezing. Which of the claims I to IV about how water's density behaves in this range are correct?

  • I. Water has its maximum density at about 4 °C.
  • II. When water is cooled from 4 °C to 0 °C, it contracts.
  • III. A lake freezes from the top downward partly because water colder than 4 °C rises to the surface.
  • IV. At 0 °C, ice is denser than liquid water.

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