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Answer : 3. "will remain the same"
An ice cube is floating in a glass of water, when the ice melts, what will be the effect on the water level?
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An ice cube is floating in a glass of water, when the ice melts, what will be the effect on the water level?
- 1will increase will decreasefalse
- 2first increase then decreasefalse
- 3will remain the sametrue
- 4none of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "will remain the same"
Explanation :
When a floating piece of ice melts into water, it contracts by the volume equal to the volume of ice pieces above the water surface while floating on it. Hence, the level of water does not change when ice floating on it melts.