What property of water allows icebergs to float? Salt is excluded when water freezes and fresh water is less dense than salt water. The density of water increases with depth (due to the weight of the water above). Water is less dense as a solid (ice) than it is as a liquid. When ice is at the surface it will stay there.

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Marco Beasley

4 June, 07:36

What property of water allows icebergs to float? Salt is excluded when water freezes and fresh water is less dense than salt water. The density of water increases with depth (due to the weight of the water above). Water is less dense as a solid (ice) than it is as a liquid. When ice is at the surface it will stay there.

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Rebecca Waller · Answer 1

The reason is that ice is less dense than liquid water. Substances with density lower than water's will float in water, for example ice, oil, and wood. All that is assuming that icebergs are solid ice, and both icebergs and the sea are fresh pure water