Understanding Physical Science

Mini-Quiz: Mpemba Effect: When Hot Water Freezes before Cold

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.


QUIZ

Self-check your understanding

  1. How did Mpemba make this discovery?

  2. Why must you use the same type of container for all experiments?

  3. Is there only one way to verify this effect?

Pick an answer to see instant feedback. Re-read the lesson if you miss one.

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Physics. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.


Take note of the unusual


Resources and references

Websites

Can hot water freeze faster than cold water? – University of California, Dept of Physics

Explanation of the Anomalies of Water – London (UK) South Bank University Applied Science Department

Experimental Details – James Brownridge; Binghamptom University (SUNY) Department of Physics

Mpemba Effect – Wikipedia encyclopedia

Physics Resources

Technical articles

Knight, Charles A., “The Mpemba Effect: The Freezing Times of Hot and Cold Water”, Letter in American Journal of Physics, Vol 64, May 1996, p524

Auerbach, David, “Supercooling and the Mpemba Effect: When Hot Water Freezes Faster Than Cold”, American Journal of Physics, Vol 63, 882-885, (1995)

Scientific American article published in 1977. Volume 237, No. 3, pages 246-257

Dorsey, N.E., Am. Philos. Soc. 38, 247-328, (1948).

Dorsey, N.E., The Properties of Ordinary Water Substance, Reinhold, Scranton, PA., (1940).