Liquids generally have lower density as compared to solids. But you must have observed that ice floats on water. Find out why?

Ice is a solid but its density is lower than water because of its structure.Ice is formed by the freezing of water. When water freezes to form ice, the molecules of water makes a cage like structure with a lot of vacant spaces. These vacant spaces are not present in liquid water. Due to the presence of some empty spaces, density of ice becomes less as compared to water.As a result of its lower density than water, ice floats on water.