A gallon of ice weighs less than a gallon of water
In general, if ice and water have the same volume, then the ice weighs less. This is because ice is less dense than water and occupies more space. Therefore, a gallon of ice weighs less than a gallon of water. When water freezes into ice, the individual water molecules expand to occupy more space, increasing in volume by about 9 percent. As the liquid turns into a crystalline solid, the water molecules stay expanded and mesh together to form a solid. Due to this phenomenon, the same volume of ice and water have different masses and different densities. For this reason, ice floats in water.
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Jack Kircher
Nice trick question. It is a tad like, "which weighs more, a pound of butter or a pound of sugar!
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Jim Ake
thats true of ice cubes, but a gallon of frozen water (ice)isn't lighter than a gallon of water
filmnut
On the other hand... A gallon of gas weighs less then a gallon of water. That's why gasoline floats on water.
filmnut
I think our friend is thinking about the old: What weighs more a pound of butter or a pound of feathers. They weigh the same...a pound is a pound.
LarryLane0415
No: a gallon of water is not the same as a gallon of ice. It only takes 3/4 gallon of water to make a gallon of ice. But it takes 1 1/2 gallon of ice to make a gallon of water. Try it. Just Saying
smoki
Got it right!
Josephine Sephamore
A gallon is a measure of volume, not weight. A gallon of water turned into ice would over flow its container, hence being more than a gallon. This is why you see, for example, a can of soda exploding in the freezer.
Blake Gillette
This^^^^
Manuel Juan
A gallon is a gallon in weight no matter how you put it. If a gallon of ice turns to water then there would also be a coversion of weight. Quiz Club logic is going by the conversion rate but not by the simple question it asked. A pound is a pound no matter what element or object you are weighing, simple.
Denis Wittman
pipes freeze and burst.
ice floats