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For the same reason it floats in water and other water-based liquids: the ice is less dense than the liquid. When water freezes, the hydrogen bonds force the oxygen atoms farther apart, and this "lattice form" takes up more space than the liquid molecules. So the ice takes up more space for its mass, is less dense, and will float on the surface of water...or milk. The denser the liquid, the higher the ice cube will sit above the top surface.
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∙ 16y agoI did it and here is what I found out: The cube finally melted, the milk was cooler, and since I lnly pour about half a glass of milk it tasted watered down, almost like 1 % milk.
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What would have to happen to make an ice cube melt?
Heat must have to be applied to the ice cube.
Why does ice melt in your hand and make your hand cold?
your body temperature is higher than that of an ice cube's, so your fast-moving molecules in your hand hit the slow-moving molecules in the ice cube, warming it up. the transfer of ice to water is just to let the atoms and molecules move about free-er in liquid form.
What would melt faster an red ice cube or an clear ice cube?
coloring doesnt matter. an ice is an ice cube. now, if that coloring is due to chemicals mixed into the water, then there'll be a difference in how fast it'll melt, but otherwise, they will melt at the same time.
The property of ice that allows it to float in water is the ice's low?
density
If you shine a laser pointer into an ice cube properties will cause the laser light to bend as it enters the ice cube?
refraction causes it to bend
Will a chunk of ice float higher than an ice cube?
A chunk of ice will float higher in water than an ice cube only if the ice chunk is larger than the ice cube.
Can an ice cube float on water?
yes!
Why is an ice cube able to float on liquid ice?
it's a solid
What happens when you place an ice cube in a beaker of water does it float or sink?
float dua
How can ice ice cube float?
It depends if the ice cube your talking about have the bigger density than the water which is 1.00G/ML then it will sink .... TO get the density of the cube u have u have to divide the mass over the volume of the cube..
What is inside orange juice that makes the ice cube float longer?
acid from the orange juice has high density compared to the ice cube
Why does the ice cube melts faster with milk?
because milk is already a liquid form
What would happen if you mixed water olive oil and an ice cube?
if you were to add water an ice cube an olive oil the water would be on the bottom and the oil would be on top and the ice cube wuld float inside of the olive oil.
Would a ice cub float in ketchup?
Interesting Question. I would say Yes. However, be aware that there is another force that could hold the ice cube. That is viscosity. Viscosity is a force resists movement of fluid over a solid surface. For the cube to "float" means the weight of the cube of ice is lighter than the weight of the ketchup that it displaces.Two different forces going on.
How can an ice cube float in a glass of water?
ice cube floats in water because it is dense and heavy if u compare water to alcohol then an ice cube will sink in the alcohol because alcohol is less dense which means its light.
In which liquids will an ice cube float?
in water or anything which is denser than ice
Why won't an ice cube float in alcohol?
The ice sinks in alcohol because the density of the ice is greater than the density of the alcohol.
