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Water has an unusual property that it expands as it freezes. This is due to the crystalline formation in conjunction with its hydrogen bonding. Since it expands, volume is larger. Density = mass / volume. Dividing by a larger number gives a smaller answer for the density. Water is most dense at 4 degrees Celsius.
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A piece of ice floats on water. what does this tell you about the density of ice compared to the density of water?
It tells you that the ice is less dense than the water.
How would you describe a cup of water and a cup of ice using the properties of mass weight volume and density?
Mass of ice less than that of water.Weight (other than in space) of ice less than that of water. Volume of both the same. Density of ice less than that of water.
Does the density of material change when the material expands?
Ice has expanded when it turned from water into ice. Ice floats. This shows that the density of the ice is less than water.
Is the density of steam more or less than the density of water?
Humid air is lighter and less dense than dry air. Steam is water as a gas. Gaseous water is less dense than dry air.
If ice is less dense then liquid water what will happen on the surface of the liquid?
Ice actually is denser than water. Like anything less denser than water, ice actually does float on water. The density of ice is 920 kg m-3 whereas the maximum density of water is 1000 kg m-3.
How does the density of ice compare to the density of water?
Ice is less dense than liquid water.
The density of ice is?
less than that of water
Do ice and water have the same density?
no. Density of ice is more than of water...we can understand from ice sinking in water drinks... Edited by Dr.J. : How is it possible for the density of ice to be more (greater) than that of liquid water if ice FLOATS on lakes and rivers? Clearly, the density of ice is LESS than that of liquid water.
How does the density of water (ice) compare with the density of water (liquid)?
Ice is less dense than liquid water.
Is there a liquid with less density than ice?
Ethanol is less dense than water ice.
A piece of ice floats on water. what does this tell you about the density of ice compared to the density of water?
It tells you that the ice is less dense than the water.
How would you describe a cup of water and a cup of ice using the properties of mass weight volume and density?
Mass of ice less than that of water.Weight (other than in space) of ice less than that of water. Volume of both the same. Density of ice less than that of water.
What is unusual about the density of ice?
It is less than the density of water, so that it floats
How is the density of ice unusual?
It is less than the density of water, so that it floats.
Ice float on water because?
Ice floats because it is less dense than water. The lower density is because in ice the molecules are arranged into a hexagonal crystal structure that leaves extra space in between.
When does water float and why does it float?
Water floats when it is in the solid phase, called ice. Ice floats because the density of ice is less than the density of water.
Density of ice is less than that of water?
Excellent observation ! That's why ice floats on water.
