An ice block contains a glass ball. When the ice melts within the water containing vessel, the level of water:

Question

An ice block contains a glass ball. When the ice melts within the water containing vessel, the level of water: (A) rises (B) falls (C) unchanged (D) first rises and then falls

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

When ice block contains a glass ball, it displaces some amount of water. But when the ice melts, then glass ball displaces amount of water less than its weight and so less from previous case. Hence, water level falls.

Q. An ice block contains a glass ball. When the ice melts within the water containing vessel, the level of water:

rises

falls

unchanged

first rises and then falls

When ice block contains a glass ball, it displaces some amount of water. But when the ice melts, then glass ball displaces amount of water less than its weight and so less from previous case. Hence, water level falls.