Ice Has a Lower Density Than Water Because Ice

question 45

Multiple Choice

Ice has a lower density than water because ice

• A) molecules are more compact in the solid state.
• B) sinks.
• C) molecules vibrate at lower rates than water molecules.
• D) is made of open-structured, hexagonal crystals.
• E) density decreases with decreasing temperature.

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