Why does ice float on water?

Chemistry For Your Life · Jul 28, 2022 · 44m

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Ice is water right? It's just that it's solid. So why does it float in liquid water? And also why does water expand when it freezes, when typically things contract when they freeze? These are things we are used to observing daily, but they actually are a little strange, and we bet the answer will surprise you.

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References from this episode

Chemistry - Julia Burdge

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/climatescience/oceansicerocks.html

https://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i34/Galileo-Ice.html

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