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It is supposed to work that way: substances that are not as dense are displaced by substances that are more dense. Another way to say this is that heavier objects and materials will sink, and lighter objects will float.

Ice floats because the molecules are arranged in the solid phase in such a way that they occupy more space than when they can slide together in a liquid. This "crystal lattice" structure means that ice weighs 10% less than the same volume of water. Another way to state this is that a given weight of ice takes up more space than the same weight of water. A container full of ice, if it melts, will not be completely full of water, even when no evaporation is allowed to occur.

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