Ice floats on liquid water

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · AP · Chemistry · Properties of Substances and Mixtures · Properties of Substances and Mixtures

Problem

Ice floats on liquid water. In one to two sentences, describe the structural feature of solid water that makes its density lower than that of liquid water.

Related theory

Liquid State
States of Matter
Hydrogen Bonding
Intermolecular Forces
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

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