Wright, Mark R., 1854- · London : Longmans · leaf 26
e temperature rises, and theUquid in the tube first contracts and then expands. The meaningevidently is, that water in cooling down to a certain temperaturenear o° C. contracts, and that if the temperature fall further itthen expands. Repeat the experiment after placing a thermometerthrough the… … Fig. 14. volume is called the density of a substance. The density ofwater is greatest at 4° C. or 39-2° F. Liquids generally do notact like water, they expand gradually from their freezing-point. Ice floats in water; the density of ice must, therefore, beless than that of water. That is, water…
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