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Unread 06-29-2004, 10:56 AM   #233
Incoherent
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Originally Posted by pHaestus
I thought hot water froze faster than cold water because it was evaporating away (and decreasing the volume of liquid water that is involved)? Pretty sure I recall something like that from a P Chem discussion...
It doesn't account for all of it, the Mpemba effect occurs in closed containers as well.
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