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Why do ice bergs float with about one-tenth of their mass above water?

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Why do ice bergs float with about one-tenth of their mass above water?

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This is for the same reason that ice cube float above the water in your. When water freezes, the H2O molecules become aligned in a pattern, instead of randomly moving about. This pattern causes the H2O molecules to take up more space than if they were liquid. The water molecules expand to about 11/10 of their liquid volume when frozen.

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