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The temperature of the atmosphere at a high alititude is around `500^(@)C. Yet an animal there would freeze to death and not boil. Explain.

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The temperature of the atmosphere at a high altitude is around 500^(@)C . Yet an animal there would freeze to death and not boil. Explain.

The temperature of the atmosphere at a high altitude is around 500^(@)C . Yet an animal there would freeze to death and not boil. Explain.

On an X temperature scale, water freezes at -125.0^(@) X and boils at 375.0^(@) X . On a Y temperature scale, water freezes at -70.0^(@)Y and boils at -30.0^(@)Y . The value of temperature on X-scale equal to the temperature of 50.0^(@)Y on Y-scale is

On an X temperature scale, water freezes at -125.0^(@) X and boils at 375.0^(@) X . On a Y temperature scale, water freezes at -70.0^(@)Y and boils at -30.0^(@)Y . The value of temperature on X-scale equal to the temperature of 50.0^(@)Y on Y-scale is

On an X temperature scale, water freezes at -125.0^(@) X and boils at 375.0^(@) X . On a Y temperature scale, water freezes at -70.0^(@)Y and boils at -30.0^(@)Y . The value of temperature on X-scale equal to the temperature of 50.0^(@)Y on Y-scale is

Most substances contract on freezing. However, water does not belong to this category. We know that water expands on freezing. Further, coefficient of volume expansion of water in the temperature range from 0^(0)C to 4^(0)C is negative and above 4^(0)C it is positive. This behaviour of water shapes the freezing of lakes as the atmospheric temperature goes down and it has an extremely important effect on plant and animal life in lakes. As the atmospheric temperature goes below 4^(0)C :

Most substances contract on freezing. However, water does not belong to this category. We know that water expands on freezing. Further, coefficient of volume expansion of water in the temperature range from 0^(0)C to 4^(0)C is negative and above 4^(0)C it is positive. This behaviour of water shapes the freezing of lakes as the atmospheric temperature goes down and it has an extremely important effect on plant and animal life in lakes. If the atmospheric temperature is below 0^(0)C :

Most substances contract on freezing. However, water does not belong to this category. We know that water expands on freezing. Further, coefficient of volume expansion of water in the temperature range from 0^(0)C to 4^(0)C is negative and above 4^(0)C it is positive. This behaviour of water shapes the freezing of lakes as the atmospheric temperature goes down and it has an extremely important effect on plant and animal life in lakes. As the atmospheric temperature goes down. but it is still above 4^(0)C :

Most substances contract on freezing. However, water does not belong to this category. We know that water expands on freezing. Further, coefficient of volume expansion of water in the temperature range from 0^(0)C to 4^(0)C is negative and above 4^(0)C it is positive. This behaviour of water shapes the freezing of lakes as the atmospheric temperature goes down and it has an extremely important effect on plant and animal life in lakes. If the atmospheric temperature is below 0^(0)C and ice begins to form at t = 0, thickness of ice sheet formed up to a time .t. will be directly proportional to