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Fluid statics

Question

When a piece of ice floating in a beaker of water completely melts, the level of water in the beaker:

Very Easy

A

rises
B

falls
C

remains unchanged
D

rises or falls depending upon the quantity of ice and water

Solution

When a piece of ice is placed in a beaker containing water, some of its portion remains out of the water level. Since the volume of ice is greater than the water hence after melting the volume of the piece will decrease and the water level will remain the same.Here, the apparent weight of the ice is equal to the weight of displaced water. When the ice will melt, it will occupy the volume of displaced water. So, water remains at the same level, as

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