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Ice cubes will float in liquid water, and any other liquid more dense than 1 gram/cm3 (including acetic acid, beer, bromine, carbon disulfide, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, citric acid, ethylene glycol, glucose, glycerin, iodine, milk, phenol, propylene carbonate, sea water, and many others.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoIce has a density of about 0.9 and water a density of 1.0 (by definition) Ice floats in water with about 10% of it's volume above the surface of the liquid. One example of ice cubes floating are icebergs
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∙ 13y agoyes, if it didn't there would be no life on earth at all because ice from the polar caps would sink and the whole ocean would be frozen
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∙ 12y agoAny liquid that is less dense than the ice.
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∙ 13y agoi am not sure but i know it is to do with density
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∙ 13y agoNo
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Why do ice cubes float to the top of glass of water?
ice is less dense than water
Is a ice cube more or less dense than liquid water?
Ice cubes are less dense than liquid water, which is why they float.
What is less compact ice or water?
Ice. A give weight of frozen water will occupy a large volume than the same weight of liquid water.
Why does ice float in oil?
Oil and water do not mix. Since ice is made of frozen water, it floats on oil because it will not mix with it and also because ice is relatively light
Why are ice cubes not a mineral?
Ice cubes are not naturally-occurring in the cube form, they are man-made. But ice itself is a mineral.
Why does ice cubes float on top of water?
Ice cubes are less dense than water.
Do ice cubes in water float or sink?
They float, as ice is less dense than water.
Why do ice cubes float in drinks and water?
Because ice cubes are less dense than water.
Do ice cubes float higher in alcohol?
No. Ice cubes will sink in pure alcohol, and will float lower in low-proof alcoholic beverages. This is because alcohol is less dense than ice.
Why doesn't ice float?
Ice does float, but if you put in multiple ice cubes, the ice cubes underneath can't push up over and on top, so it looks like they're floating in the middle of the glass.
Do icecubes float?
Ice Cubes do float! This is because the density of ice is less than the density of liquid water.
Why do ice cubes always float a the top of the glass of water?
Ice is less dense than water and will float on water.
Is liquid water less dense than ice cubes?
No. Liquid water is more dense. This is why ice cubes float on liquid water.
Which liquids will an ice cube floats?
ice cubes floats in the water, because it is in the liquid form
Why did the ice cubes does not float in oil and alcohol?
Because ice is denser than the oil and alcohol.
Why do some ice cubes float and some sink?
Because some ice cubes are cooler than others. The ones that just have that awesomeness, sink.
Do ice cubes float longer in flat pop or carbonated pop?
Yes.
