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A frozen sample of heavy water dropped into ice-cold normal water will do what?
ADissolve at once
BSink to the bottom
CBoil away quickly
DFloat on the surface
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Sink to the bottom
D2O ice is denser than ordinary water, so it sinks.
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