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 from PART66Online
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.
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faisalaa asked · 10 Feb 2013
wouldn't be level of water rise?
Community Comments (4)
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PART66Online
10 Feb 2013
Level will remain the same, but volume will decrease. Because ice is less dense than liquid water.
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loudnessfz
17 Apr 2017
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
15 Jun 2020
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
2 Oct 2020
THE level shows the volume.so what are we talking about???
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