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Though Air bubbles in ice lend to it floating, water is one of the few, if any, known substances that becomes less dense when frozen. I am not a chemistry major, so please improve upon my answer if you know, but as water freezes the week hydrogen bonds actually allow the molecules to push each other further away, decreasing the density, and forcing the ice to ride on top of the water.
As far as I know this is very rare in terms of liquidity, most other liquids become more dense and sink when frozen and life on Earth would not exist as we know it if this were true of water.
What else can I help you with?
What happens if a ice cube embedded with a cork melts?
If the ice cube melts, the cork will float on the liquid water that was previously frozen as ice. Cork is less dense than water, so it will float rather than sink.
Will a fork sink or float?
A fork will sink in water, as it is denser than water. The density of an object determines whether it will sink or float in water.
Does ice float or sink?
Ice floats on water because it is less dense than liquid water. When water freezes, it forms a crystalline structure that spaces the water molecules farther apart, making the ice less dense and causing it to float.
Will a marker float or sink in water?
I have a marker which float in water.
Does aluminum powder float or sink?
Aluminum powder will sink in water because it is denser than water.
Do ice cubes in water float or sink?
They float, as ice is less dense than water.
Does ice float or sink in water why?
it floats beacause there is water in it
What will float in water then in five minutes sink to the bottom?
ice
What happens when you place an ice cube in a beaker of water does it float or sink?
float dua
Does ice sink under the cup?
No, ice does not sink under a cup. Ice typically floats in liquids because it is less dense than the liquid it is in, such as water. So when you place ice in a cup of water, it will float on the surface rather than sink.
What liquid can ice sink in?
Vegetable oil? == == Any liquid that float over the water will make the ice sink if placed on it.Kerosene, gasoline, and some oils.
How do you get an ice cube to sink?
Ice can't sink hunny :) It is less dense then water (density= 1.0) and therefore, it can only float, not ever sink.
Do clothes float or sink?
it will float as long as it is not fully covered water.
Will arsenic float or sink in pure water?
Arsenic is denser than water, so it will sink in pure water.
What are some things that can float and sink?
ice
Will ice float in ether?
No. It will sink because ice is denser than ether, and denser things sink to the bottom. Ice has a density of 0.9167 g/ml and ether has a density of 0.736 g/ml.
What happens if a ice cube embedded with a cork melts?
If the ice cube melts, the cork will float on the liquid water that was previously frozen as ice. Cork is less dense than water, so it will float rather than sink.
