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by Unilaterally Unique on February 2nd, 2011

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If water expands when it freezes does that mean if you put water into an indestructible bottle it will freeze without expanding? or not

freeze at all?

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  • by Ombliss22 on February 2nd, 2011

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    If you took a 'theoretical' indestructable, infinately rigid bottle totally sealed with no air in and lowered the whole lot to -10ºc. The water would not freeze it would remain in a liquid form of a supercooled liquid. It would not crystallize or go solid.

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  • by OZe on February 2nd, 2011

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    There is no such thing as an indestructible (or perfectly rigid) bottle so your question cannot be answered.

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  • by Im Alec has abandoned this account on February 3rd, 2011

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    First explain to me your "indestructible" bottle. I would have to understand the weird physics that made it possible.

    However, it is possible to compress water, so if the walls dis not move or only moved minutely, the water would indeed freeze in position, though at a much lower temperature, and the pressures generated would be enormous. If you only cooled it to it previous freezing point, at tiny amount would freeze until the pressure rose enough to drive the freezing point down so that no more froze.

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