Ice float on water because the density is lower.
When frozen water expands, it gets lighter. So ice can float on top of water instead of sinking to the bottom.
Pure water ice cubes always float. They float because the molecules of water rearrange into a crystalline shape when they freeze. That arrangement leaves more empty space between the molecules of water which reduces the density of the water in ice form. Lower density objects float on higher density liquids.
The density of ice changes with the density of water after 0 0C
I think that salty ice cube do float in water because ice bergs float it water and they're made of salty water. i think i depends on the density (Amount of salt) in the ice
Yes. Hail is ice. Ice floats in water.
Ice is less dense than water and will float on water.
No. That's why water doesn't float on top of ice.
Ice cubes are less dense than water.
Oil/petroleum (gasoline?) will float on top of water as well.
ice is less dense than water
The ability for something to float on another substance is related to the density and since ice is LESS dense than water it would float on top of water, not water on top of ice.In other words, water is more dense than ice and thus no.
yes, ice does float in water. it will eventually melt and change into water.
When frozen water expands, it gets lighter. So ice can float on top of water instead of sinking to the bottom.
They float, as ice is less dense than water.
Ice is less dense than water so it floats. ex. ice is more dense than ethanol so it sinks.
water is the only substance on earth where its density is HIGHER when liquid, and LOWER when solid. a substance will float on top of another if its density is lower than the other substance. so because the ice has a LOWER density it will float on top of the water
Ice is less dense than water, therefore, it is able to float on top of water, which is more dense than ice. Because of this unique property of water, life is able to exist in Antarctica, seeing that organisms would need to be able to utilize water for metabolic functions.