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Old 10-13-2003, 11:05 AM   #29 (permalink)
zenmaster10665
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I dont the true answer, but it always made sense in my mind that, since water was the only molecule whose volume actually expands when in solid form...that since the molecules are farther away when warmer, the ice would not have to spend as much energy to move them apart....that being said, as I type this, it seems silly.

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