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Q:
AT HIGH ALTITUDE DOES WATER FREEZE AT A HIGHER OR LOWER TEMPERATURE THAN AT SEA LEVEL? my guess is that it freezes at a higher temperature at high altitude than at sea level due to the lower pressure on the water.
- ROY KENDALL (age 63)
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A:
You're exactly right. Since the liquid has less volume than the ice, lower pressure favor the ice. That raise the freezing point.
Mike W.
(published on 05/07/2011)
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