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प्रश्न
Why does the bottom of a lake not freeze in severe winter though the surface is all frozen?
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उत्तर
Lakes don’t completely freeze because the ice (and eventually snow) on the surface acts to insulate die water below. To freeze water into ice, a large quantity of heat is to be withdrawn. This heat cannot be
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