Question

Assuming that no new water molecules entered the glass while the water was freezing, would you say that frozen water (ice) takes up more space than liquid water, less space, or about the same?

Answer 1

Frozen water(ice) indeed takes up a larger volume than water in liquid state.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because when water liquid turns into a solid, energy is absorbed hence it gets cooler, the bonds are strengthen and expands to its maximum.

this means that the structure changes when water turns to ice, from the semi random arrange in liquid state to lattice in ice. this expansion between the molecules have alot of space between it, the molecules are less compact.

Since the molecules are less compact, ice is therefore less dense than water, hence it floats on water and not sink.

And this almost means that ice increases in volume by approximately 9% than its initial liquid water.