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  • The high density of water compared to ice is due to :Option: 1 Hydrogen bondingOption: 2 Di

The high density of water compared to ice is due to :

Option: 1

Hydrogen bonding


Option: 2

Dipole-dipole interaction 


Option: 3

Dipole induced dipole interaction 


Option: 4

Induced dipole-induced dipole interaction


Answers (1)

As we learn

Why ice floats on water -

Ice has a lower density than H2O. Due to H bonding in solid ice, it forms a cage-like structure of H2O molecules in which each H2O molecules is linked tetrahedrally to four H2O molecule. The molecule of H2O is not so closely packed in solid ice. For the same mass of water the volume decreases and hence density increases.

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 Water is dense than ice because of hydrogen bonding interactions and structure of ice.

Hence, the option number (1) is correct.

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Ramraj Saini

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