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Anomalous Expansion of Water

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At $4^{o} C$ , water starts _______ and continues to do so till $0^{o} C$ .

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At 4 $^{\circ} C$ , water starts contracting(shrinking) and it continues to do so till 0 $^{\circ} C$ . It is called anatomous expansion of water.

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