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In response to "Stupid question of the day: Does an icecube weigh more than the liquid water it contains?" by TWuG

G.I. Joe says yes. Everyone else says ice is less dense than water, hence it floats.

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Jul 28 '10, 07:57

The volume of ice is larger than that of water.

explaination (www.elmhurst.edu)

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I'm not looking at density. This I know. I'm curious about actual put-it-on-a-scale weight. -- nm - TWuG Jul 28, 07:59 8
- The link explains it pretty well. "The ice structure takes up more volume than the liquid water molecules, hence ice is less dense than liquid water." -- nm - JaxSean Jul 28, 08:03
- You put an ice cube in a cup on a scale and let it melt and it'll weigh exactly the same before and after. -- nm - Ender Jul 28, 08:00 4
  - (Barring evaporation/sublimation) -- nm - Ender Jul 28, 08:01 3
    - in normal condition the evaporation is almost not measuable -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 08:03 2
      - Sure, but over a long enough time frame all you're going to have left are the minerals that were in the water. -- nm - Ender Jul 28, 08:06 1
        
        fastest to do on the brink of the dead sea i think -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 08:06
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  - Exactly. But my mind was having fun with me today and made me doubt that. - TWuG Jul 28, 08:01

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