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Is it true that ice floats on water because it is more dense than water?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes. Fresh water at a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius has a density of 999.84 kilograms per cubic meter or 0.9128grams per cubic centimeter. Ice at a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius has a density of 916,8 kilograms per cubic meter or 0.9128 grams per cubic centimeter.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo, ice floats on water because it is less dense than water (not more). This happens because when ice melts, the framework collapses, and the water molecules pack closer together, making liquid water more dense.
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∙ 11y agoWater expands when it freezes, thus Ice is LESS DENSE than water.
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∙ 13y agobecause water has a density of 1. And because water is awesome
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∙ 10y agoyes
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Is an ice cube more dense than liquid water?
Slightly less dense. Put an ice cube in water ; it floats. It Does NOT sink.
What is the density of water in the solid state compared to that in the liquid state?
Ice has about 91.5% of the density of water. It floats because it is less dense than water.
Ice floats in water does frozen HNO3 float in liquid HNO3?
Besides water, a substance in solid form is more dense. At the least dense substance floats, HN03 will not float in liquid HN03. ;)
Is the antacid tablet more or less dense than water?
The tablet is denser than water, however it floats! this is because it fizzes and the bubble stick to the tablet making a unit of gas and tablet that is less dense than water.
Does Ice floats in water because water molecules in ice are more tightly packed than in liquid water?
Ice floats because it is less dense than water. When water freezes, it creates a crystal lattice that occupies more volume than the water did. Because it is less dense, ice is displaced by water (and floats on top). If enough ice is forced below the surface by its weight, you can have ice on top and ice below (as in an iceberg).
Why do you think water is less dense when frozen and more dense at room temperature?
because ice floats on water
Is a rubber ducky more dense then water?
no beacause a rubber duck floats and if an object floats in water, is is less dense than the water if it sinks it is more dense
Does ice float because water becomes more or less dense when its frozen?
The structure of frozen water (ice) is less dense than the random arrangement of the water molecules in liquid water, thus ice floats because water becomes less dense when it is frozen. Because of buoyancy forces, an object placed in a liquid will float if it is less dense than the liquid and sink if it is more dense.
How can you determine weather a solid substance is more dense or less dence than water?
put them both in a tub of water and if one floats its not as dense as the other if it sinks its more dense
How can you determine whether a solid substance is more dense or less dense than water?
see if it floats, if it floats it is less dense.
Can charcoal float or sink?
Water is about 5 times more dense than charcoal. Charcoal floats. (Anything less dense than water floats. More dense than water, it sinks in water)
What is more dense than water but floats on water?
a ship
What are the Methods of Procedure for an egg floats in salt water?
because the salt water is more dense than the egg
Does ice sink to the bottom of water because it is more dense than water?
First of all... ice floats in water.
How call you tell if a substance is more or less dense then water?
if it sinks its more dense if it floats its less dense
How can you determine whether solid object is more dense or less dense than water?
If more dense, it will sink when put into water; if less dense it floats.
How can you determine whether a soild object is more dense or less dense than water?
You can put a uniform object into water.If it sinks density is higher than water,if floats lesser than water.If you can place anywhere in water,density is equal to water.
