When water freezes into ice it expands in volume by 9.05%.

Chapter 17, Problem 90GP

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Problem 90GP

When water freezes into ice it expands in volume by 9.05%. Suppose a volume of water is in a household water pipe or a cavity in a rock. If the water freezes, what pressure must be exerted on it to keep its volume from expanding? (If the pipe or rock cannot supply this pressure, the pipe will burst and the rock will split.)

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