solid are denser than liquids and hence sink in the liquid but ice inspite of being a solid floats on the surface of water . why??
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Water expands on freezing and this leads to decrease in density. This means that for a given mass ice will have more volume as compared to liquid water. Thus, being lighter (due to lower density), ice floats on water.
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Water expands on freezing and this leads to decrease in density. This means that for a given mass ice will have more volume as compared to liquid water. Thus, being lighter (due to lower density), ice floats on water.
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