If a block of ice melts in a glass of water, the level of water in the glass will
- drop noticeably.
- rise noticeably.
- remain the same.
Explanation
A floating ice block displaces a weight of water equal to its own weight, and when it melts it produces exactly that mass of water, filling the same volume it had displaced. So the water level remains the same, in line with Archimedes' principle.
faisalaa asking:
wouldn't be level of water rise?
Community Comments (4)
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dimky Posts: 514 10.02.2013 / 12:56
Level will remain the same, but volume will decrease. Because ice is less dense than liquid water.
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loudnessfz Posts: 1 17.04.2017 / 11:54
hi dimky,
what volume will decrease? water or ice?
how does polar ice cap melts affects the sea water level then?
what volume will decrease? water or ice?
how does polar ice cap melts affects the sea water level then?
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Jordi Posts: 198 15.06.2020 / 09:16
the volume on the ice rises when it melts.Because it is less dense at that time and from the formula p=m/v we know that ice is less dense so his V is bigger.Liquid on the onther hand,is more dense so it's V is less.This is why Dimky is right.
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alexeft13 Posts: 2 03.10.2020 / 00:58
THE level shows the volume.so what are we talking about???
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