If the same mass of liquid water and

Question:

If the same mass of liquid water and a piece of ice is taken, then why is the density of ice less than that of liquid water?

Solution:

On freezing water expands and the volume of ice for the same mass of water will be more than that of the water. We can say that the density of ice is lower than water

and hence floats on water.

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