Over and Under— Why Water’s Weird

by: Alfredo L. Aretxabaleta, Gregg R. Brooks, and Nancy W. West

Understanding water’s molecular structure helps explain some of its characteristics. Density is the mass of an object divided by its volume. In this Activity, you will look at how heating affects the density of different substances.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 9/20/2011Stock # PB298X3_3a

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Tina Harris (Fairmount, IN)
Tina Harris (Fairmount, IN)

Good example of density changes by phase

It is so important students understand how density changes as substances melt and freeze. I have done something similar with water and paraffin, but this seems more student friendly. Once st... See More

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