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    What does hot water freeze more quickly than cold water?

    Question #116302. Asked by star_gazer. (Jul 26 10 9:39 PM)


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    		Given the right combination of (uniform) starting temperatures of the two liquids, container shapes/sizes and cooling processes being applied, you can observe the Mpemba effect, in which hot water freezes faster than an identical amount of cold water in an identical container and subjected to identical freezing conditions.

    http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/hot_water.html

    Jul 26 10, 10:12 PM

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