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Why would a solid be heavier than a iiquid?

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For all substances, except water, the solid phase is more dense than the liquid phase. So if you had equal volumes of the solid phase and liquid phase, the solid phase would have more mass.

For example, the density of solid iron is 7.874g/cm3, and the density of liquid iron is 6.98g/cm3.

NOTE: The 3 after cm is supposed to be a superscript, so that cm3 is supposed to be cubic centimeters, however, currently the subscripts and superscripts are not working.

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