Question

Why does ice float on liquid water

Answer 1

"As water is cooled down, the molecules have less energy and hydrogen bonding takes over. The molecules form a ordered crystal through hydrogen bonding that spaces the molecules farther apart than when they were in a liquid. This makes ice less dense than water allowing it to float."
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Answer 3

Ice floats in water because ice is less dense than water. As water freezes, it forms rings of water molecules with a "hole" in the middle so that the molecules take up more space in the solid state, than in the

Answer 4

Hydrogen bonds stabilize and keep the of ice farther apart than the water molecules of liquid water

Answer 5

Ice Floats cause its less dense than liquid.