Question

liquids generally have lower density as compared to solids . But you have must observed at ice floats on water . why ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

ʟɪǫᴜɪᴅs ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴅᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴏʟɪᴅs ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴄᴇ ғʟᴏᴀᴛs ᴏɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ... ᴛʜᴇsᴇ sᴘᴀᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʀ ᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴀᴄᴇs ɪɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs. ᴛʜᴜs ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ ᴏғ ɪᴄᴇ ɪs ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ʜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ɪᴄᴇ ɪs ʟᴇss ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ.

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Answer 2

Liquids generally have lower density as compared to solids but ice floats on water. ... These spaces are larger as compared to spaces in water molecules. Thus the volume of ice is greater than water. Hence the density of ice is less than of water.