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In ice, each molecule of water is hydrogen bonded to four other water molecules, forming a hexagonal crystal lattice. This structure causes the ice to increase in volume and become less dense when it freezes.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoHydrogen bonds hold the water molecules in place in the solid phase, which is why ice is less dense than liquid water.
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What is responsible for the cohesion of water and ice?
hydrogen bonds
Ice is less dense than water because of which type of bond?
Ice is less dense than liquid water because of hydrogen bonds.
What is a result of intermolecular forces out of covalent bonds hydrogen bonds electronegativity double bonds?
hydrogen bonds
What role does hydrogen bonds play?
A water molecule is formed when two hydrogen atoms bind covalently to a single oxygen atom.
What type of bonds does hydrogen form?
Hydrogen bonds with hydrogen bond acceptor atoms such as Oxygen. Covalent bonds with nearly anything.
Does ice have hydrogen bonds?
yes
What is responsible for the cohesion of water and ice?
hydrogen bonds
What type of bonds form water and ice?
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How does Hydrogen Bonding affect the density of ice?
Water is less dense as a solid than as a liquid. This unusual property of water is due to hydrogen bonds. As water freezes, each molecule forms stable hydrogen bonds with its neighbors, holding them at "arm's length" and creating a three dimensional crystal. In Ice Hydrogen bonds are stable In liquid water hydrogen bonds constantly break and reform.
Do the ionic bond between molecules in ice prevent the ice from sinking?
No, because ice does not contain ionic bonds. It contains polar covalent and hydrogen bonds. The hydrogen bonds force the molecules to arrange into a hexagonal crystal structure. The leaves spaces that cause the ice to expand, thus decreasing its density and allowing it to float in water.
Which bond is stronger an ionic bond or a hydrogen bond?
Ionic bonds are far stronger than hydrogen bonds. Ice is held together by hydrogen bonds, and table salt, which is sodium chloride (NaCl), is held together by ionic bonds. You can hammer on ice and break the hydrogen bonds holding it together with relative ease. But you can hammer all day on salt, turn it to a white powder, and not break the sodium-chlorine bonds (those ionic bonds) in any molecules of salt by doing so.
What is the role of hydrogen in ice?
to poison Justin Bieber
Does ice contain ionic bonds?
No. they contain covalent bond and hydrogen bond
When water freezes to form ice what connects the water molecules?
hydrogen bonds
When water freezes to form ice what connect the water molecules?
hydrogen bonds
What role do hydrogen bonds play in large molecules?
Hydrogen bonds are considered weak bonds, however in large biochemical molecules, they can act as a stabilizer. An example is a protein, which contains numerous weak bonds (Hydrogen, van der Waals, and hydrophobic), after the primary structure.
How are hydrogen bonds like ionic bonds?
Hydrogen bonds have more characteristics of a covalent bond than an ionic bond.
