Question

Why do some water pipes burst in winters?

Answer 1

Dear Student,

​​​​​Water shows anomalous expansion on temperatures between 0-4 Degree Celcius.
During extreme winters when the temperature is nearly 0 degree celcius unlike other fluids water expands in volume and thus causes an increase in pressure inside the water pipe.There comes a stage where the pipe cannot hold any more pressure and thus it bursts.

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