because when ice is formed it is cage like structure and air is filled in it hence it occupies more volume than the same mass of water
- Sayan Sinha But then, its mass would have also increased. Its mass does not increase.
Why do you think ice occupies more volume than the same mass of water?
More void space in Ice provides it with a larger volume than equal mass of water.
because when ice is formed it is cage like structure and air is filled in it hence it occupies more volume than the same mass of water
Ice has a highly ordered three dimensional hydrogen bonded structure.
each oxygen atom is surrounded tetrahedrally by four other oxygen atoms at a distance of 276 pm.
But why does the H-bond in water not strong enough to keep the molecules far away? Is it due to their kinetic energy? Please explain.