liquids generally have lower density as compared to solids ,but ice float on water.why?
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Liquids generally have a lower density than that of solids but ice floats on because when water freezes, it forms a crystalline structure consisting of hydrogen bonds. Ice thus has a lower density than water because the orientation of the hydrogen bond pulls the molecules far apart thus resulting in the decrease of the density thus enabling ice to float on water.
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Liquids generally have a lower density than that of solids but ice floats on because when water freezes, it forms a crystalline structure consisting of hydrogen bonds. Ice thus has a lower density than water because the orientation of the hydrogen bond pulls the molecules far apart thus resulting in the decrease of the density thus enabling ice to float on water.
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Ice floats on water because it's density is lesser than the water. This happens because there is a sudden expansion of molecules at 4 degree Celsius. and this is called anamalous expansion of water. Thus the volume increases and density becomes less and which makes the ice to float on water even though the liquids have less density compared to solids.
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