Why does ice float on water?

<p><strong>#140</strong></p><p>Ice 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.</p><p><br>Like the show? <a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">Buy us a coffee to help keep our show going AND free.</a></p><p><a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=jam">How to start a podcast.</a> &lt;- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen!</p><p><br><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li>Chemistry - Julia Burdge</li> <li><a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/climatescience/oceansicerocks.html">https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/climatescience/oceansicerocks.html</a></li> <li> <a href="https://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i34/Galileo-Ice.html">https://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i34/Galileo-Ice.html</a><a href="https://www.childrensmuseum.org/blog/why-are-clouds-white"><br></a><br> </li> </ol><p><br></p><p>Find us on <a href="http://instagram.com/chemforyourlife">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/chemforyourlife">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://facebook.com/chemforyourlife">Facebook</a> @ChemForYourLife.<br>Email us at <a>chemforyourlife@gmail.com</a><br>And check out our chill, simple little website at <a href="https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/">https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/</a><br>And seriously, we love using Transistor. <a href="https://transistor.fm/?via=jam">Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang.</a></p><p><strong><a href="https://ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast ★">★ Support this podcast ★</a></strong></p>