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Substance with similar properties to water.

Pyrovus - 2-8-2005 at 16:39

Just wondering whether anyone knows of any substances which share the property of water of having the solid phase being less dense than the liquid.

JohnWW - 2-8-2005 at 16:58

Just offhand, I think the only other such substance may be hydrogen peroxide. Also, the expansion of ice on freezing does not apply when it is under high pressure; there are about 12 different phases of ice which occur under conditions of varying temperature and pressure.

neutrino - 2-8-2005 at 18:06

Bismuth, Antimony, Gallium, and Germanium all expand.