# chemistry 101

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-101/372481>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 13, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-101/372481 "2006-09-13T01:20:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![LITTLER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@LITTLER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LITTLER)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-101/372481/1 "2006-09-13T01:20:32Z")

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why does hot water freeze faster than cold water?

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**Author:** ![sweeteviljesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-101/372481/2 "2006-09-13T01:23:01Z")

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[See this article.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_098b.html)

Rob

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-101/372481/3 "2006-09-13T01:23:50Z")

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Take a look [here](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_098b.html) for a discussion.

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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-101/372481/4 "2006-09-13T15:33:49Z")

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