What happens to the atoms in water when it freezes? Is ice a mineral? Is a glacier a rock?

What happens to the atoms in water when it freezes?

Water is unusual because its molecules move further apart when it freezes. The molecules of just about every other substance move closer together when they freeze.

Is ice a mineral?

Yes! An iceberg is a mineral. Ice is actually the most common mineral on Earth. Ice is a naturally occurring inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition, and an ordered atomic arrangement!!!

Is a glacier a rock?

Glacier ice, like limestone (for example), is a type of rock. Glacier ice is actually a mono-mineralic rock (a rock made of only one mineral, like limestone which is composed of the mineral calcite). The mineral ice is the crystalline form of water (H2O).

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