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"Density" water is heaver than ice so the ice floats on it.
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There is a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon in which Calvin poses the question to Dad:
"Why does ice float?"
Dad responds:
"Because it's cold. Ice wants to get warm, so it goes to the top of liquids in order to be nearer to the Sun."
See the related question below for an in-depth explanation.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIce floats because water is less dense when it freezes. This is due to hydrogen bonding in an ice lattice.
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∙ 9y agoIce is less dense than water, so ice will float.
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∙ 12y agodensity.
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∙ 11y agoDensity.
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What unusual fact about ice causes it to float in water?
Ice has a lower density than water.
Why does ice melt when salt is added?
A2. The freezing point of salt water is lower than that of fresh, so when salt is added, it interacts with the ice to make salt water.
Why does temperature weather rocks?
Expansion & contraction. But that's tiny compared to the expansion of water into ice (which is also a function of temperature).
When compared to pure water what will a 0.5 M solution of potassium chloride have a. lower boiling point b. lower freezing point c. higher capor pressure d. lower osmotic pressure?
a lower freezing point
Are physical changes reversable?
Physical changes are reversible. Water turns into ice cubes at lower temperatures and back to water at room temperature
Which has a lower temperature ice water or ice?
Ice water has a lower temperature, but if you have plain water, and the ice water melts, it's likely that you'll have two glasses of water of the same temperature.
Is the temperature of ice water lower than the temperature of dry ice in alcohol?
No. The temperature of dry ice is far lower than that of ice water.
Which physical quantity changes when ice is converted into water?
Examples: volume, density, thermal conductivity, hardness, compressibility etc.
A piece of ice floats on water. what does this tell you about the density of ice compared to the density of water?
It tells you that the ice is less dense than the water.
Notes on the density of ice compared to water?
Ice floats -its less dense than water by about 10%.
Why liquid generally have lower density as compared to solid . but you must have observed that ice floats on water?
The reason why ice floats on water is due to the anomalous behavior of water. Water, when cooled beyond 4oc, expands instead of contracting like other normal liquids. Due to this, the density of ice is less than that of water and it is able to float on water.
What is compared to water that allows ice to float?
Density.
Does density have an effect on ice?
The density of ice is lower than the density of water; ice float on water.
Ice float on top of water?
Ice float on water because the density is lower.
How do you show that water vapor is surrounding the air using foil and ice?
If you wanted to demonstrate the presence of water vapor in the air, wrapping an ice cube in foil would allow water to condense out of the air and onto the foil, due to the lower temperature of the foil compared to the air.
What unusual fact about ice causes it to float in water?
Ice has a lower density than water.
Why ice block cannot sink in water?
because ice has less mass per unit volume as compared to water
