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Lesson Objectives

By the end of this unit, you should be able to :

  • Explain the unusual expansion and contraction of water.
  • Explain why ice floats on water.
  • Sketch a graph of  temperature against volume and density for water between  0 0C and 4 0C
  • Explain the benefits of this unusual expansion and contraction of water.
  • Explain the dangers of unusual expansion and contraction of water.