At which one of the following temperatures is fresh water densest?

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  1. 0°C
  2. 4°C
  3. 100°C
  4. -4°C

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Option 2 : 4°C
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At 4°C temperatures is freshwater densest.

Key Points The density of water:

  • At 39°F (or 3.98°C to be exact) water is the densest. This is because the molecules are closest together at this temperature.
  • As the water cools it becomes denser.
  • The closer the molecules, the heavier. The farther apart the molecules, the lighter.
  • Density is just the weight for a chosen amount (volume) of the material.
  • A common unit of measurement for water's density is gram per millilitre (1 g/ml) or 1 gram per cubic centimetre (1 g/cm3).
  • Density varies with the changes in temperature
  • 30°C is 0.9957 g cm-³
  • 4°C is 1.0000 g cm-³
  • 0°C is 0.9998 g cm-³
  • Temperature
    (°F/°C)

    Density
    (grams/cm3

    Weight
    (pounds/ft3

    32°F/0°C

    0.99987

    62.416

    39.2°F/4.0°C

    1.00000

    62.424

    40°F/4.4°C

    0.99999

    62.423

    50°F/10°C

    0.99975

    62.408

    60°F/15.6°C

    0.99907

    62.366

    70°F/21°C

    0.99802

    62.300

    80°F/26.7°C

    0.99669

    62.217

    90°F/32.2°C

    0.99510

    62.118

    100°F/37.8°C

    0.99318

    61.998

    120°F/48.9°C

    0.98870

    61.719

    140°F/60°C

    0.98338

    61.386

    160°F/71.1°C

    0.97729

    61.006

    180°F/82.2°C

    0.97056

    60.586

    200°F/93.3°C

    0.96333

    60.135

    212°F/100°C

    0.95865

    59.843

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