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Does ice float because water becomes more or less dense when its frozen?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 8y agoIce floats in water because it is less dense than water.
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∙ 15y agoIt has nothing to do with weight. It's all in density. Ice is less dense then water and thus it floats.
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∙ 11y agoYes. That is correct.
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∙ 10y agoTrue
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A cork is able to float on water because it is?
A cork is able to float on water because it is less dense than the water. The reason why is because an object with more dense then itself it will float and an object with less density will sink in the fluid. HOWEVER if the object (such as the cork) has the same density, the object will neither float nor sink; instead it will stay at the same level in the fluid. So TECHNICALLY it is considered floating. So corks count as floating because it has less dense than the water. Sources: (Science: Glenco textbook)
Why does ice float when water freezes?
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When water freezes it expands and becomes more or less dense?
It becomes less dense. Ice will float on water
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Float
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Icecubes float in water because they are less?
Dense
Does titanium float on lava?
No, Titanium will not float in water because it is too dense.
Does ice float because it is less dense than water?
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Why does a kidney float?
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Why do beads sink?
because they are too dense to float
Why do the plates float on the mantle?
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