Chemistry, asked by imnikhilkushwaha, 10 months ago

Why the density of water is more than ice , as we all know vander wall force is directly proportional to intermolecular force and also directly proportional to densty and imf is more in ice not in water so according to that density of ice should more . but why it won't???

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Answered by muskan6290

ice is less dense than water because the orientation of hydrogen bonds causes molecules to push further apart, which lowers the density .... when water freezes

Answered by salina11407

Answer:

water is a liquid so the particles are further apart and in ice its a solid so the particles are close making ice denser.

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