Why does ice float in water?

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Ice is less dense than water because of the hydrogen bonding which makes ice floats.
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There r two answers yo this.the density of water is maximum at 4 degrees and after that density starts getting less.so at freezing point and below the density of ice is less than of water .so it floats. secondly , a chemical bonding called hydrogen bonding is responsible for this.
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density of ice is less than that of water so icefloats on it
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Ice is less dense than water, therefore it floats. Ice is less dense than water because of a special type of chemical bonding called hydrogen bonding. A hydrogen bond is a weak bond between a hydrogen atom and an unbonded pair of electrons from another atom.
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Density of ice is lesser than density of water
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As water is cooled down, however, the molecules have less energy and hydrogen bonding takes over. The molecules form a ordered crystal through hydrogen bonding that spaces the molecules farther apart than when they were in a liquid. This makes ice less dense than water allowing it to float.
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As water is cooled down, however, the molecules have less energy and hydrogen bonding takes over. The molecules form a ordered crystal through hydrogen bonding that spaces the molecules farther apart than when they were in a liquid. This makes ice less dense than water allowing it to float.
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because density of ice is less than of water..
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Ice is less dense than liquid water.Water is a member of a very exclusive group of substances that are less dense as a solid than as a liquid.
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Because density of ice is less than water.
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