Hidden force floating ice
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❄️ cond-mat.soft
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bondallowingangleassociationbecausecontainingcoolingcoulomb
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Because of the segmental specific-heat disparity of the hydrogen bond (O:H-O) and the Coulomb repulsion between oxygen ions, cooling elongates the O:H-O bond at freezing by stretching its containing angle and shortening the H-O bond with an association of larger O:H elongation, which makes ice less dense than water, allowing it to float.
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