Why does ice floats on water

CBSE Class 9
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why does ice floats on water

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Density of ice is 0.93 times that of water.Being less dense it displaces a greater volume of water than its weight.Thus by archimedes principle it floats in water.

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This is a special property of water known as anomalous expansion. I suggest you go through this short and simplified explanation on why ice floats in water

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Thanks for helping with this. Very useful and interesting.

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Thanks for sharing this helpful info