How does volume relate to mass with respect to the water molecule?

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anor277
Jun 30, 2016

This question is not well proposed, because water is volatile.

Explanation:

Vaporize water, and you get a gas, whose volume varies proportionally with temperature.

Because I am too lazy to go thru the calculation, this site reports that the density of water under standard conditions is #1.0*g*cm^-3# at #4# #""^@C# as the liquid, and #6xx10^-4*g*cm^-3# at #100# #""^@C# as the gas.

We know ice cubes float in a glass of drink; we also know that icebergs float. Of course, this means that the solid state of water is LESS dense than the liquid state. This is a highly unusual property.

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