Ice Cube properties...

[chelsea]

for my science fair project, i need to know the properties of an ice cube (physical and chemical). Im trying to see if the madd/weight of an ice cube effects its "flicking" distance. dont ask. :)

please help!!!

[Mk]

Originally posted by chelsea
madd/weight

please help!!!

Do you mean MASS/weight

If not what does "madd" mean?

[HallsofIvy]

Originally posted by chelsea

please help!!!

How? What question are you asking?

[BigRedDot]

One observation you can verify about water ice is that, unlike many other substances, water ice is less dense than liquid water. That is, 10 grams of water take up less space than 10 grams of ice. This is why the tops of lakes freeze first and you can ice skate on them while other creatures still live underneath. A fact, it has been suggested, that played some small role in allowing life to form on earth in the first place.

[chelsea]

i ment mass! lol, sorry!!

[chelsea]

im asking if anyone knows like the density of an ice cube, teh volume, stuff like that. I dont know if the volume would change with the size of the ice cube so, i dont think that one would be answerable. still though, whats the density of an ice cube?

**note, im in 7th grade so...you might not get what im saying. Im bad at science [:))] **

[BigRedDot]

There are actually about a dozen different phases of water ice. However, the density of water ice is usually reported to be (approximately) 0.92 g/cm^3. Notably, this is less than the density of liquid water.

It does not make sense to ask for "the" volume of ice. Volume is an extrinsic property. That is, there is not one single value that can be quoted -- it depends on how much you have. You can make a one cubic centimeter ice cube or a one cubic meter ice block. Contrast this with density, which always stays the same regardless of "how much" you have (density is an intrinsic property)

[keianna3298]

im asking if anyone knows like the density of an ice cube, teh volume, stuff like that. I dont know if the volume would change with the size of the ice cube so, i dont think that one would be answerable. still though, whats the density of an ice cube?

**note, im in 7th grade so...you might not get what im saying. Im bad at science [:))] **

hi chelsea, i am also in the seventh grade. in order to find out the density of the cube yhu have to divide the mass frm the volume.. and the volume depends on the size of the cube so really yhu would need like i forgot the name of those scales tey use at the pediatric center.. yea so all cubes have different volumes.. so when yhu find ut the volume divide it frm the mass and yhu will have your density..

[keianna3298]

im asking if anyone knows like the density of an ice cube, teh volume, stuff like that. I dont know if the volume would change with the size of the ice cube so, i dont think that one would be answerable. still though, whats the density of an ice cube?

**note, im in 7th grade so...you might not get what im saying. Im bad at science [:))] **

btw i found out the volume of a cube it is 15.625 cm3... yep thats it now just divide that with the mass..

[keianna3298]

lmaoo sorry about the confusion..