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Which of the following accurately describes the behavior of water when subject to temperature change? A. The volume of water will decrease if heated from 6 C to 7 C. B. A mass of water will expand if heated from O C to 2 C. C. A mass of water will contract if cooled from 1 C to 3 C. D. The volume of water will increase if cooled from 3 C to 2 C

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Choices 'C' and 'D' are both correct.

(Except in 'C', changing the temperature from 1°C to 3°C is not usually
described as 'cooling', and it's not the water's 'mass' that changes. But
water does contract in volume during that change.)
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