Question

Water is unusual because it expands as it freezes, Very few substances have this property. The reason liquid water is more dense then
ice can be best explained by?

Answer 1

Answer:

D.) Water is polar and the positive and negative ends of the molecule attract each other.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

When liquid water is cooled, it contracts until a temperature of approximately 4 degrees Celsius is reached. After that, it expands slightly until it reaches the freezing point, and then when it freezes it expands by approximately 9%. When water freezes, water molecules form a crystalline structure maintained by hydrogen bonding. Ice is less dense than water because the orientation of hydrogen bonds causes molecules to push farther apart, which lowers the density.