Why does ice float on water?

when water freezes it becomes less dense than water. ice is frozen water. the reason it becomes less dense is because the Crystalline structure forces the individual molecules farther apart from each other than they would have been if they were liquid.

when water freezes it becomes less dense than water. ice is frozen water. the reason it becomes less dense is because the Crystalline structure forces the individual molecules farther apart from each other than they would have been if they were liquid.

The reason is because the density of water is 1.0 g and the density of ice is .92, making it less dense than water which means the ice will float.

it is because the density of water is more. and when an ice is put on water it increases the level of the water(since it occupies some space.). and any substance whose weight will be less than the water displaced will float on water. and if it is more, it will sink. but for ice we always say the reason mentioned above and the reason I've shown is the general concept.

Water is one of the few substances that expands as it gets colders. Therefore, ice is less dense than water. Anything less dense than water will float.

ice float on water because density of ice is smaller than density of water answer

The way the H2O molecules expand (different than any other) makes it less dense than water

Techincally ice is water, just frozen. The ice is less dense, therefor does not sink.

cuz ice is lighter than water.