Chapter 21, Problem 52A

How does the combined volume of the billions and billions of hexagonal open spaces in the crystals in a piece of ice compare with the portion of ice that floats above the surface of the water?

To determine

To compare: The combined volume of the billions and billions of hexagonal open spaces in the crystals in a piece of ice with the portion of ice that floats above the surface of the water.

Answer to Problem 52A

The volume of ice remains equivalent.

Explanation of Solution

Introduction:

The density of ice is same at any point available in nature.

The open hexagonal spaces in the crystals in a piece of ice has the same volume as the ice floating above the surface of the water because they share the same density.

Conclusion:

Thus, the volume of combines open spaces of crystals in a piece of ice will be equivalent to the volume of ice floating above the water.