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Why is ice lighter than liquid water?

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ice is boring and water is fun. bla-bla.

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How is water different to most substances when it is at freezing point?

Water expands when it freezes. Ice is lighter and denser than liquid water. Ice Floats! Most substances get denser when they turn from liquid to solid.


When placed in water ice rises to the top of the liquid. Unlike most solids that sink when placed in their liquid forms ice floats because -?

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Ice is heavier than water or not?

Ice is lighter (less dense) than water. Which is why ice can float on the surface of water.


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Is liquid water more dense than ice water?

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Are properties of water more dense as a solid than a liquid?

Water is less dense as a solid. To understand this just think a constant volume of water. Freezing water causes the volume to expand and the ice solid floats on the liquid water. Therefore ice is LESS dense than liquid water.


Is ice heavier than water?

Ice is lighter than water. That is why it floats on water.The term "lighter" is confusing here. A pound of water will still freeze into a pound of ice. However, the the pound of ice is less dense than the pound of water, so it floats. This gives the impression that a pound of ice is lighter than a pound of water. Well really, it depends on the quantity of both ice and water. However lets say if you had 1 kilogram of ice and 1 kilogram of water. The ice would weigh more because the particles are pulled together more and they're no longer liquid (physically) and the ice would be bigger and heavier (obviously) .


How does the density of water (ice) compare with the density of water (liquid)?

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Is liquid water less dense than ice cubes?

No. Liquid water is more dense. This is why ice cubes float on liquid water.


If cold water sinks why is ice on top of pond?

Ice is lighter than the water it displaces .


Does the volume of water change from solid to liquid form?

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