Some of the properties of water are described below. Which of them is/are not correct? (i) Water is known to be a universal solvent. (ii) Hydrogen bonding is present to a large extent in liquid water. (iii) There is no hydrogen bonding in the frozen state of water. (iv) Frozen water is heavier than liquid water.

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Solution:

Option (iii) and (iv) are the answers.

In ice, there is a great deal of hydrogen bonding. Because of the empty spaces found in tetrahedrons generated by hydrogen bonding, ice is significantly lighter than water.