Does the volume of ice decrease if it’s being cooled?

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Ik that water’s volume decreases from 4°C to freezing, but what about ice? What happens if it’s decreased from 0°C? Does the volume increase or decrease?

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Ice has a positive thermal expansion coefficient, so it expands when heated and contracts when cooled – like most materials.

It contracts during the liquid phase change which is unusual, but otherwise is a pretty standard material.

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