Manipal MET2021ChemistryHydrogen
Ice floats on water because:
Options
- Aits density is less than that of water
- Bcrystal structure of ice has empty space
- Cboth of the above
- Dnone of the above
Correct answer
C. both of the above
Step-by-step solution
Ice floats on water because its density is less than that of water which in turn is due to empty space in its crystal structure. Crystal structure of ice is regular hexagon with empty space at the centre.