Is ice more or less compressible than water?

[Neitrino]

Dear PF,

Is ice compressible? What its compressibility... or compressibility relatively to water compressibility


Thanks much

 

[JHamm]

An interesting property of ice is that it has a lower density than water which explains why it's so slippery, as you step on the ice the force compresses the crystal structure which breaks it and causes a thin film of water which has a very low coefficient of friction. So yes ice can be compressed but it won't be long until it's no longer ice.

 

[Neitrino]

OK as i understand I can compress ice till it complitely turns into water... if a have an ice cube and i exert force (big force) whole ice will turn into water... but what is its compressibility when my force is not that big to turn the ice cube into water ?