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Question
Give a reason for the following.
Ice floats on water.
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Solution
Reason:
- This is because ice is lighter than water.
- It means that the density of ice is lower than that of water.
- Since ice is a bad conductor of heat it does not allow heat to pass through it.
- So, the water below the ice remains in liquid form, where most of the aquatic life lives.
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