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Elements and compounds are usually more dense in their solid than in their

liquid state. However, water is one of the notable exceptions. The density
of ice is 0.917 g/mL, while the density of liquid water is 1.00 g/mL. What
natural phenomena does this explain?

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Step-by-step explanation:

The molecules in water is more tightly packed than in ice, so water has greater density than ice.

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