Why does ice float on water?

#140Ice is water right? It's just that it's solid. So why does it float in liquid water? And also why does water expand when it freezes, when typically things contract when they freeze? These are things we are used to observing daily, but they actually are a little strange, and we bet the answer will surprise you.How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen!References from this episode
Chemistry - Julia Burdge
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/climatescience/oceansicerocks.html

https://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i34/Galileo-Ice.html

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