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Q.

When a floating ice cube melts, the volume of water displaced: 

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a

is less than the volume of an ice cube

b

exceeds the volume of the ice cube

c

equals the volume of an ice cube

d

None of the preceding

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

According to Archimedes' principle, a buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces acts on a body at rest in a fluid to push it higher.

Some of the water will be displaced by the floating ice.

From Archimedes' principle, FB=ρwater×g×Vice       -(1)

Weight of the displaced fluid (water) = mg = ρwater×Vdisplaced water×g       -(2)

For an object to stay afloat, the forces acting on it must be balanced Now, (1) =(2)

ρwater×g×Vice  = ρwater×g×VDisplaced water  Vice  =VDisplaced water 

Hence, option C is correct.

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