Ice floats in liquid water because

a. ice forms hydrogen bonds with the surface of liquid water.
b. ice forms hydrogen bonds but liquid water does not.
c. the hydrogen bonds of liquid water are fixed in place.
d. liquid water forms hydrogen bonds but ice does not.
e. the distance between water molecules is maximized due to the hydrogen bonds which are
fixed in place.


E

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