Give Reason: A glass bottle completely filled with water and tightly closed at room temperature is likely to burst when kept in a freezer of a refrigerator

Your friend is correct.It is due to anamolous expansion.The expansion of water takes place as it is cooled from 4°C to 0°C. This behavior is unusual because most substances contract when they are cooled.But water expand on solidifying. Due to this expansion a glass bottle completely filled with water and tightly closed at room temperature is likely to burst when kept in a freezer of a refrigerator.

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