Which Statement Explains Why Ice Floats in Liquid Water

question 141

Multiple Choice

Which statement explains why ice floats in liquid water?

• A) As water molecules go from the liquid to the solid state, their rate of motion decreases.
• B) Water molecules maintain the same bent shape in liquid and solid states.
• C) The ordered lattice structure of water molecules in ice is maintained by hydrogen bonds.
• D) The arrangement of water molecules in ice results in fewer molecules per unit volume than in liquid water.
• E) Water molecules maintain the same mass as they transition from the liquid to the solid state.

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