Question

Solids are denser than liquids and most of the solids sink in water but ice float on the surface of water .why

Answer 1

Solids sink in water as the density of solid is more than that of the liquid 
but
ice  is  an exception , as molecules of ice are much apart due to orientation of hydrogen bonds . So, density of ice is less than that of water . Hence , ice floats on water .

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Answer 2

$\huge\mathfrak{Question :}$

Solids are denser than liquids and most of the solids sink in water but ice floats on the surface of water. Why ?



$\huge\mathfrak\red{Answer :}$


Ice has cage like structure due to formation of intermolecular hydrogen bond... So, it has less density..

That's why solid ice floats on the surface of liquid water...

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