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Q. An ice block floats in a liquid whose density is less than water. A part of block is outside the liquid. When whole of ice has melted, the liquid level will

JIPMERJIPMER 2015Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Solution:

Ice is lighter than water. When ice melts, the volume occupied by water is less than that of ice, due to which the level of water goes down.