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Grade 99 grade science

  1. Why ice floats on water?

Profile image of A M S ARUN KRISHNA
11 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of deapan
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
Water molecules in ice are arranged in special case like structure due to which there is a lot of space between the particles of ice. So, it has lower density than that of water. Therefore, ice floats over water
Profile image of Adarsh
11 Years ago
The density of ice is less than water that is why ice floats in water.