Chemistry, asked by amritks6161, 3 months ago

Give reason being solids ice floats on water.

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Answered by Aditya20824

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Ice is solid so it floats on water because water molecules expand on freezing and form an open cage-like structure. This leads to a decrease in the density of ice. This means for a given mass ice will have more volume as compared to liquid water. Thus, being lighter ice floats on water.

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