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A hollow glass sphere which floats with its entire volume submerged in water at 4degree Celsius , sinks when water is heated above 4 degrees Celsius . Why?


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Answered by santy2
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This is because at 4 degrees celcius, water is at its peak density. This high density is due to the fact that water at this temperature gets more contracted than usual and will have a low volume with a higher density. 
This is the reason why the hollow sphere stays a float and will only sink after the water is heated above the 4 degrees celcius. The sinking is because, when the water is heated above the 4 degrees celcius, it starts to expand and its density falls hence not able to keep the sphere afloat.
Answered by lenkadevajanee
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Answer:

When water is heated at 4°C it starts expanding and their is a gradual increase in its density. But above 4°C it's density decreases.This helps the glass sphere to float.

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