An ice cube of side 1 cm is floating at the interface of kerosene and water in a beaker of base area 10 cm2. The level of kerosene is just covering the top surface of the ice cube. Find the change in the total level of the liquid (in mm) when the whole ice melts into water.
According to the condition of floating,
…(i)
where are the submerged depth of the ice in the kerosene and water, respectively.
…(ii)
Solving Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
After melting the ice, of volume will be occupied by the kerosene. Therefore, the fall in the level of kerosene is . Out of 0.9 cm3 of water formed, 0.5cm3 of water will be filled in the vacant part of ice and remaining of water will be available to increase the level of water.
Rise in the level of water is
Hence, the net fall in the overall level is
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