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Compared to most substances, water is unusual because it ________ when it goes from the liquid to solid state.
diffuses
melts
contracts
expands
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Unlike most substances, water becomes less dense as it freezes because hydrogen bonding holds molecules in an open hexagonal lattice, so ice occupies more volume than liquid water.
Unlike most substances, water becomes less dense as it freezes because hydrogen bonding holds molecules in an open hexagonal lattice, so ice occupies more volume than liquid water.
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