Which has the greatest volume?
- 1 kg of water at 0 degreesC has a greater volume than 1 kg of ice at the same temperature.
- 1 kg of ice at 0 degreesC has a greater volume than 1 kg of water at the same temperature.
- Both 1 kg of ice at 0 degreesC and 1 kg of water at 0 degreesC have the same volume.
Explanation from PART66Online
Water expands when it freezes, so ice is less dense than liquid water, and an equal mass of ice therefore occupies a greater volume than the same mass of water at 0 degrees C. This is why ice floats and why the two cannot have the same volume.
immanuelekpo asked · 3 Jan 2013
what exactly does this question test,attention to details i suppose.
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"The density of ice is 0.9167 g/cm3 at 0 °C,[3] whereas water has a density of 0.9998 g/cm³ at the same temperature."
Ice has greater volume at 0 degrees C.
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