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what are the properties of water? - 01-15-2007, 02:13 PM

I know a few things. Like for example, water is diamagnetic, and essential to life as we know it. But somethings I do not know.

For example, they say water is very incompressible, but how incompressible? And what about ice? Is ice even less compressible than water? I know you can break ice, but what happens when you compress it, like equally from all sides. How much pressure will it take? Can you cause water or ice to go critical?

Also, what is the force of water as it freezes and expands? We all know water can break apart mountains by getting in the cracks in the rocks and freezing, but just how strong is it? Can it break apart any material? These are some of the things I want to know about water.
  
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