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And ice, quite surprisingly, is less dense than water. There are not many solids that are less dense than their liquid form.
by Declanomous 10y ago
And ice, quite surprisingly, is less dense than water. There are not many solids that are less dense than their liquid form.
- Xylakant 10y agoExactly one: water/ice
- dsp1234 10y ago"Other substances that expand on freezing are acetic acid, silicon, gallium,[35] germanium, bismuth, plutonium and also chemical compounds that form spacious crystal lattices with tetrahedral coordination."[0] [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Properties_of_water#Density_of_water_and_ice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Properties_of_water#Density_of...
- monocasa 10y agoThere's more than water. A lot of things that freeze into a crystal lattice can be less dense than their liquid states. Silicon dioxide is another IIRC.