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Q.

A piece of ice, with a stone frozen inside it, is floating in water contained in a beaker. When the ice melts, the level of water in the beaker

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a

falls

b

rises

c

falls at first and then rises to the same height as before

d

remains unchanged

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Let the mass of ice be m1 and the mass of stone be m2. The mass of the displaced water is equal to m1+m2. If ρ is the density of water, the volume of water displaced is
V=m1+m2/ρ
When the ice melts, additional volume of water obtained is m1/ρ. The stone sinks in water, and displaces a volume of water equal to its own volume, which is m2/ρs where ρs is the density of stone. Thus the total volume of extra water is V'=m1ρ+m2ρs

Since   ρs>ρ,1ρs<1ρ
V'<V. Therefore, level of water in beaker decreases.

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