Why solid ice floats on water?
Solid Ice , frozen water, has a density 0.9 grams/ml. This density is lower than the density of water 1.0 grams/ml. Because of Archimedes Law: When a body like a peace of frozen ice comes into water, the water exerts a force upwards on it equal to the weight of the replaced water liquid. Therefore frozen ice is floating, or more exact said, driving in the water, with 90 percent of its volume in the water and 10 percent of its volume above the water level.
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