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Ice forms at the top of a pond because water reaches its greatest density:

AWhile boiling
BAbove freezing
CBelow freezing
DAt boiling
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Above freezing
1. Water is unusual among liquids. 2. It is densest a few degrees before it freezes. 3. So the greatest density is above freezing. _Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 14, Fluid Mechanics._
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