| Ask Ice: 2012-12-30 11:05:14 |
Addy the Dog 
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What makes ice less dense than water?
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| Ask Ice: 2012-12-30 11:06:58 |
Turkiye
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Very good question and here is your anweser, X of apex
There is more hydrogen bonding between water molecules as ice than as water. These hydrogen bonds push the water molecules apart into a lattice. There is more space between the molecules in ice than the molecules in water so water is less dense
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| Ask Ice: 2012-12-30 11:55:35 |
Addy the Dog
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Why can more bonds form in ice than water?
And why is it unusual that ice should be less dense than water?
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| Ask Ice: 2012-12-30 12:11:53 |
Turkiye
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Ice forms a regular hexagonal packing structure. In ice, the structure is rigid and molecules are held in place by a vast network of hydrogen bonds. Because of the open nature of the hexagonal lattice, ice is less dense than water.
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The normal pattern for most compounds is that as the temperature of the liquid increases, the density decreases as the molecules spread out from each other. As the temperature decreases, the density increases as the molecules become more closely packed. This pattern does not hold true for ice as the exact opposite occurs.
In liquid water each molecule is hydrogen bonded to approximately 3.4 other water molecules. In ice each each molecule is hydrogen bonded to 4 other molecules.
Compare the structures of Liquid Water and Solid Ice - Graphic Notice the empty spaces within the ice structure, as this translates to a more open or expanded structure. The ice structure takes up more volume than the liquid water molecules, hence ice is less dense than liquid water.
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| Ask Ice: 2012-12-30 12:26:25 |
Moros
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Why do you only see the tip of an iceberg?
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| Ask Ice: 2012-12-30 12:34:58 |
Addy the Dog
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Seems legit, and totally not copy/pasted at all.
But are you gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul?
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| Ask Ice: 2012-12-30 15:33:42 |
Turkiye
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Moros question:
Because the sea is getting higher, you can't see the bottom of an iceberg
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| Ask Ice: 2012-12-30 15:34:54 |
Turkiye
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X question:
That is phiscally inpossible .
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| Ask Ice: 2012-12-30 15:44:52 |
Addy the Dog
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Fridge, you monster! That would melt him! You should stand beside your sub-zero brothers.
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| Ask Ice: 2013-01-01 03:55:00 |
♦CPU♦ Iblocka09
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Why does boiling water turn to ice quicker than room temperature water when placed in a freezer?
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