Why does ice float after it crystallizes


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Why does ice float after it crystallizes?
Its specific gravity is greater than water.
Its density is greater than water.
Its density is less than water.
Air trapped in ice causes it to float.

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C. Its density is less than water
This is why. The denser the object is the farther it sinks. Since crystallized ice floats it is less dense than the surrounding liquid.

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