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Yes, ice is less dense than water. Ice will float on water because it is less dense than that water. Two related questions are linked below, and you can learn why ice is less dense than water by following those links.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoWater expands anomalously(unexpected) at 4 degrees Centigrade and rises to the surface because it is now less dense than surrounding water. It then freezes in this expanded state and the ice floats. If it didn't water would freeze from the bottom up and trap fish an other organisms in the ice. Very important for life.
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∙ 13y agoIce, the solid form of water, is actually less dense than liquid water. That is why ice floats on water. To understand why ice is less dense than water, use the link below to the related question.
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∙ 14y agoWater's hydrogen bonds make ice less dense and allow it to float. To see a full explination on why ice floats, see the related question below.
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∙ 11y agoWhen water freezes, the water molecules form a specific crystalline pattern, which includes some hollow spaces. Random packing of molecules in liquid water is therefore more dense.
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∙ 14y agoIce is less dense than water because the particles of the solid (ice) is more spread out while the water particles are as close as they can get.
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∙ 11y agoIce is the solid form of water and is actually less dense than water and that is why ice floats
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What unusual fact about ice causes it to float in water?
Ice has a lower density than water.
Compared to water ice has a lower?
"Density" water is heaver than ice so the ice floats on it.Added: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.
What is unusual about the density of ice?
It is less than the density of water, so that it floats
How is the density of ice unusual?
It is less than the density of water, so that it floats.
Why a 0.5g needle sinks into the sea while a ton of ice floats?
The needle sink in water because we put the needle in water...
Does density have an effect on ice?
The density of ice is lower than the density of water; ice float on water.
How is water density affected by freezing?
The density of ice is lower than the density of water.
When water freezes what causes it to float?
The density of ice is lower than the density of water.
Ice float on water because?
Ice floats because it is less dense than water. The lower density is because in ice the molecules are arranged into a hexagonal crystal structure that leaves extra space in between.
What unusual fact about ice causes it to float in water?
Ice has a lower density than water.
What do molecules of ice have less of than molecules of water?
The chemical formula is absolutely identical - H2O. The density of ice is lower than the density of water.
Do ice and water have the same density?
no. Density of ice is more than of water...we can understand from ice sinking in water drinks... Edited by Dr.J. : How is it possible for the density of ice to be more (greater) than that of liquid water if ice FLOATS on lakes and rivers? Clearly, the density of ice is LESS than that of liquid water.
Why iceburg floats in water?
Because ice has a lower density than water.
Is it true ice floats on water because water expands when it freezes?
It is true that water expands as it freezes, but the reason it floats on water is because the density of solid water (ice) is less than that of liquid water. And the density of ice is lower because of the expansion (same mass/larger volume).
Why is ice solid weird?
You think probable to the density, lower than the density of liquid water.
Why do ice cubes float to the top of glass of water?
ice is less dense than water
Why does ice float on the surface of water-?
Ice floats on water because it has a lower density than water. It flows on water when either it is blown by the wind or it is moved by water currents.
