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Water is unique in that it does not get denser as it freezes. This unique fact has allowed life to evolve on the planet. If ice was more dense then water, we would not have ice on top of water. it would freeze and fall to the bottom of the lake, ocean or whatever and kill everything below.

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Yes, the volume of water increases when it changes state from a liquid to a solid. Hydrogen bonds form throughout, and they force the molecules of water apart and into the solid structure we know as ice. That is why ice is less dense than water, and why we see ice floating on water the way we do.

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The volume of the liquid reduces, due to the increase in density. The exception to this rule is water, it is the only liquid that expands as it goes solid.

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Actually it doesn't expand when its a solid the molecules get tightly packed together making it hard (ice).

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The molecules of a liquid are closer together (more dense) than that of a gas, therefore, the volume of a liquid is less than that of a gas from which it was condensed. This can be easily understood when considering that a gas can be forced into a liquid stage under high enough pressure.

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Yes, water expands on freezing to ice. The reverse is true also. When water melts from a solid to a liquid its volume decreases slightly. Note that this property is unusual, and most substances have the opposite volume changes upon freezing/melting.

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Liquid water becomes ice as heat energy is removed from the liquid water. This causes the water molecules to move slower and eventually form stable intermolecular hydrogen bonds that form a crystal lattice structure.

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Yes, water is the only substance that expands when changing phases from liquid to solid.

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Water expands when frozen, so the volume would increase. To prove this the larger size ice cube displaces more water than its original weight equivalent and therefore ice floats.

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Yes, if a molten substance is pour into water and the water's temperature is far enough below that substance's melting point it will solidify.

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it turns to ice.

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