If the same mass of liquid water and a piece of ice is taken, then why is the density of ice less than that of liquid water?
If the same mass of liquid water and a piece of ice is taken, then why is the density of ice less than that of liquid water?
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Ice has a highly ordered 3D hydrogen bonded structure. Each oxygen atom is surrounded tetrahedrally by four other oxygen atoms at a distance of 276 pm.
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