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Does hot water freeze faster than cold water?

Does hot water freeze faster than cold water?

Update:

Both temperatures on the body's of water would be equal

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  • Ms G
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    yes it does

  • 1 decade ago

    It depends on what temperature each is facing and the respective volume of the "hot" and "cold" bodies of water. All things being equal, the hot water will obviously take longer to freeze than cold water.

  • 5 years ago

    This is true, in some specific, rigorously controlled circumstances, hotter water freezes faster than colder water. This is because the escape of heat of evaporation can cause the hotter water to lose its heat and crystalize immediately. It goes from being a liquid to solid rapidly. Take a cup of boiling water outside in Antarctica, throw it in the air, and it will hit the ground as ice. Take a second cup of 40 degree F water, do the same, and it will still be water when it hits the ground.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Hot water freezes faster then cold water. Because the cold is attracted to the heat

    Source(s): Science
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  • 1 decade ago

    Yes it does, because hot water density is lower than the cold one so it freezes faster.

    You can always try it, but remember to not use the glass bottle, because it will break.

  • 1 decade ago

    No

    Why don't you stick it in a freezer and find out... lets us know wo it goes, would be interesting to find out the true answer

  • EnvyMe
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Why dont u try it out and let me know how that one works out for ya genius

  • Dawn M
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    nooo

  • Mag
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    of course it is.....

  • 1 decade ago

    i dont think so........

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