When i was in afghanistan, we had bottled water, when we took it out of the fridge, it was cold but not frozen. When I opened it, you could watch it freeze, it wouldnt be solid but it would turn the entire bottle to slush, it was liquid before. Why did this happen?
2007-03-24 01:37:01 · 4 answers · asked by pnut698 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The water was in a super cooled state. Ice usually forms around seed crystals that seem to start around small impurities like a tiny dust or mineral speck in the water. With nice clean water like you probably had, there were no sites for the crystal to start at. When you opened the bottle, you probably introduce enough turbulence in the water for the seeds to start on their own and then there was spontaneous freezing.
2007-03-24 01:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the work of pressure change closed bottle was having some pressure obove critical pressure which alloyed it to remain in liquid as super cooled state but once it was open to atmosphere of afghanistan (lower pressure)liquid already cooled below freesing point changed in solid.
2007-03-24 05:23:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually if water does not move at all while being frozen it will stay liquid and when anything moves it, it will begin to rapidly freeze. Dunno why this happens though.
2007-03-24 01:47:27 · answer #3 · answered by ImKindaHungry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sudden change in temperature?
2007-03-24 01:49:27 · answer #4 · answered by Morgan J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋