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A teacher one day pointed out to his students the peculiar fact that water is a unique liquid which freezes exactly at `0^(@)C`.and boils exactly at `100^(@)C`. He asked the students to find the correct statement based on this fact.

A

Water dissolved anything however sparingly the dissolution may be

B

Water is a polar molecule

C

Boiling and freezing temperatures of water were used to define a temperature scale

D

Liquid water is denser than ice

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C
Freezing point and boiling point are used in temperature scale.
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