On 9 May, 13:40, Crown-Horned Snorkack <chornedsnork...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> Suppose that you have a really deep body of fresh water - which has
> actual temperature of 3,98 Celsius near surface, below a thin layer of
> surface ice and a thin layer of water colder than 3,98 degrees.
>
> As water is lowered from the surface, its density increases
> (compression). But adiabatic compression should cause some increase of
> actual temperature, even in liquids and solids.
>
> The melting point decreases up to about 2200 atmospheres (ice Ic),
> then begins to rise. Ice VI forms at about 6000 atmospheres, and
> actual temperature of about 0,16 Celsius. It is denser than water, and
> naturally its freezing point increases with pressure.
>
> At which temperature and pressure would ice VI come to equilibrium
> with fresh water adiabatically compressed from 0 atm 3,98 Celsius?
"and naturally its freezing point increases with pressure." Hope I'm
not being dense, little pun, but could you explain this assertion?
Are you absolultely certain it is true?


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