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Some of the properties of water are described below. Which of them is/are not correct?
(i) Water is known to be a universal solvent.
(ii) Hydrogen bonding is present to a large extent in liquid water.
(iii) There is no hydrogen bonding in the frozen state of water.
(iv) Frozen water is heavier than liquid water.

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The answer is the option (iii) and (iv). There is no hydrogen bonding in the frozen state of water, and Frozen water is heavier than liquid water.

Water exhibits different properties in different states due to hydrogen bonding, which exists in a water molecule. Ice is lighter than water due to the fact that there are empty spaces in the tetrahedrons of the hydrogen bonds.

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