Properties Of Solids And Liquids Question 491

Question: In cold countries, water pipes sometimes burst, because

Options:

A) Pipe contracts

B) Water expands on freezing

C) When water freezes, pressure increases

D) When water freezes, it takes heat from pipes

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

In anomalous expansion, water contracts on heating and expands on cooling in the range 0°C to 4°C.

Therefore water pipes sometimes burst, in cold countries.



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