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When water solidifies (freezes), its molecules assume a crystalline structure. The structure is held together by hydrogen bonds. In the liquid they are broken and reform as "clumps" of water molecules move around- in the solid the water molecules are relatively static. the structure is "open" which is why ice is less dense than water. Water is unusual in this, generally substances are more dense in the solid form than when they are molten.

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