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Science - Why Water Expands When It Freezes

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    Why Water Expands When It Freezes

    Unlike most substances that shrink and become denser as solids, water forms a hexagonal crystalline structure with significant open space due to hydrogen bonding. This increases its volume by about 9%, allowing ice to float on liquid water.