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When placed in water, ice rises to the top of the liquid. unlike most solids that sink when placed in their liquid forms, ice floats because -?
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When placed in water, ice rises to the top of the liquid. unlike most solids that sink when placed in their liquid forms, ice floats because -?

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ice has a lower density than liquid water which is why it floats, it is also why water expands when it freezes.
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