Water actually contracts when it is warmed near its freezing point. In this range, is water’s heat capacity at constant volume (A) greater than, (B) less than, or (C) equal to its heat capacity at constant pressure?

(A) greater than
(B) less than
(C) equal to


(A) greater than

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