MV's Class Apart - Ice is actually about 9% less dense than water. Since the water is heavier, it displaces the lighter ice, causing the ice to float to the top. 💭💁 #
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Basic science: understanding experiments: Week 2: 2.2 What if ice was denser than water? | OpenLearn - Open University
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SANOMAT At its melting point ice is lighter than water because 19,0(1)→ No reaction (a) H2O molecules are closely packed in solid state (b) Ice crystals have hollow hexagonal arrangement of H2O
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c) N H (d) NH3 14. At its melting point ice is lighter than water because (a) HO molecules are closely packed in solid state (b) Ice crystals have hollow hexagonal
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