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Why is ice less denser than water and what kind of attractive force must be overcome to melt ice?

A

hydrogen bonding interactions

B

dipole- dipole interactions

C

dipole-induced dipole interctions

D

induced dipole-induced dipole interactions

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Water is dense than ice because of hydrogen bonding interaction and structure of ice .
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