Question

Consider the weight of ice floating in the cold drink to be 10 g. The density of

water is 1 g/mL and that of ice is 0.92 g/mL Compare the volumes of H20 in liquid

and solid state and on the basis of it explain why does ice (solid) float on water

(liquid) though solids are generally more denser than liquids.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ice floats on water and the reason for this is the phenomenon of hydrogen bonding. Density of water is maximum at 4 degree Celsius. Water freezes to form ice, and during freezing particles of water come together but some blank spaces are left between them and get packed with air. When the ice starts melting the particles start

coming together instead of moving away from each other( inorder to fill empty air spaces) because of which the mass per unit volume increases thereby making ice although a solid less denser than water.