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Why are fish lucky that water particles expand as they hit a temperature of 0°c?

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Answer:

it is a result of hydrogen bonds present within water molecules.

Step-by-step explanation:

when the water is transformed to ice at zero degrees Celsius, the water molecules are in crystal lattice in a structure that has a lot of empty space around each molecule.

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