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.
