Why does ice float on water when it is water?

Answer 1

It is supposed to work that way: substances that are not as dense are displaced by substances that are more dense. Another way to say this is that heavier objects and materials will sink, and lighter objects will float.

Ice floats because the molecules are arranged in the solid phase in such a way that they occupy more space than when they can slide together in a liquid. This "crystal lattice" structure means that ice weighs 10% less than the same volume of water. Another way to state this is that a given weight of ice takes up more space than the same weight of water. A container full of ice, if it melts, will not be completely full of water, even when no evaporation is allowed to occur.

Answer 2

Ice = Frozen Water

Because ice is less dense than water.

Whether or not an object floats in water depends SOLELY on whether or not it is denser or less dense than water. (I learned this in AP Physics)

Ice is kinda strange. Usually, when an object becomes a solid, it becomes more dense than its liquid form. However, When water is frozen, the ice becomes LESS dense than water due to a special chemical exception in the structure of the water molecule. Because ice is less dense than water, ice will float in water.

Answer 3

The density of water is greater than that of the density of ice. Water's maximum density is in liquid state at 4 degrees Celsius. This means that water will ding to the depths while ice floats atop the water.
Huge pieces of glacial ice also known as ice bergs float in water, but only about one-tenth of the total iceberg is visible above the surface of water because an ice berg has greater density than water (since an iceberg is a solid, and water is liquid).

tip: try relating this to density and the states of matter

Answer 4

The molecules of ice are more far apart than those of liquid water, ultimately causing the ice to be less dense (and therefore more buoyant).

Answer 5

Because ice is less dense than fluid water due to the expansion of water during the freezing process (wich is unique to H²O)

Answer 6

because ice has less dense than water