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प्रश्न
Explain the following
In winter, water tanks (or ocean) start freezing from the surface and not from the bottom.
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उत्तर
In winters, when temperature falls, the surface of water in the tank contracts, becomes denser and sinks to the bottom. A circulation is thus set up until the entire water in the tank reaches its maximum density at 4°C. If the temperature falls further, then the top layer expands and remains on the top till it freezes. Thus, water in a tank starts freezing from the top and not from the bottom.
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