Question

liquids generally have lower density as compared to solids.but you must have observed that ice floats on wated.why?

Answer 1

Though Ice is a solid it floats on water because of caged structure of hydrogen bond.. As a result of this structure there are gaps between two bonds.. So the density of ice decreases

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Answer 2

When water freezes some air containing spaces form in the ice due to which it's volume increases but mass remains the same. That is why ice floats on water