
Ever wondered why ice floats?
Well, here's the secret =) :
Ice expands when the temperature rises from -273'C to -18'C.Then it contracts when the temperature rises from -18'C to 4'C.Then again it expands again from 4'C. Well this is what that is happening during the process of floating...example:If your water is 4'C and your ice is -18'C, then your ice will float and another thing is that if your water is 99'C and your ice is -200'C, then very probably it'll sink (though it's more probably it heats up too quickly that you can't even see anything other than the white steam)
Ice expands when the temperature rises from -273'C to -18'C.Then it contracts when the temperature rises from -18'C to 4'C.Then again it expands again from 4'C. Well this is what that is happening during the process of floating...example:If your water is 4'C and your ice is -18'C, then your ice will float and another thing is that if your water is 99'C and your ice is -200'C, then very probably it'll sink (though it's more probably it heats up too quickly that you can't even see anything other than the white steam)
