Question

Ice is believed to be denser than water then why does it floats on water?

Answer 1

solid is believed to be denser than liquid.

So ice a solid must be denser than water and has to sink in water but it floats because the ice is 0.9% less denser than water so it floats on the water and the arrangement of water molecules in ice are also the reason for floatation of ice.



Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Ice is less denser than water because of the orientation of hydrogen bonds causes molecules to push farther apart,which lowers the density