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#1@beinGme: 1 year ago

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why is it that when you let a cup of ice sit, when it melts the amount of water you now have doesn't seem to equal the amount of ice that was in the glass?

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Savorydave: 1 year ago via iPhone

H2O expands when it freezes.

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Annie891996: 1 year ago | Last edited at 9:45PM on 11/11/2011

Because ice doesn#039;t fill up the whole containers volume. The ice is made in shapes and it#039;s impossible to fill up a container exactly the same amount as the one that has water. There is a bunch of gaps in between.

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jennifermiller: 1 year ago via iPhone

I agree with the first person. But to add,... It also evaporates leaving it not as much either.

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orangemama13: 1 year ago via Android

The solid form takes up more space. But in order for a change in state to occur there needs to be heat and so some of the water may be lost in water vapor.

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theeugenius: 1 year ago via iPhone

I was gonna answer, but these guys beat me to the punch...i guess another alternative is...you drank some?

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