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Because the density of ice is less than that of water, the ice floats on the water. Think of density as weight. In cheer leading the heavier people pick up the lighter people because it is easier. It is easier for the water to "pick up" the ice because the ice is lighter. Therefore, the ice floats on top of the water instead of sinking to the bottom
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What is the answer to the Crossword clue is a floating ice?
cube, floe, berg
Will a glass of water filled to the brim with a cube of ice floating in it rise when ice melts?
No. The ice will melt such that it fills the volume of ice that the submerged part of the cube displaces.
What part of an ice floats on water?
Let V be the volume of the ice cube and U be the volume of the cube immersed in water density of water at 4oC = 0.998 g/cm³ density of ice at 0oC = 0.917 g/cm³ Weight of the ice cube = volume * density * g = 0.917*V*g [N] Buoyancy on the ice cube = volume * density * g = 0.988*U*g [N] Apply Newton's 3rd Law of Motion to the floating ice cube: 0.917*V*g = 0.988*U*g U/V = 0.928 = 92.8% Hence, 92.8% of the ice cube is immersed in water, or 7.2% of the ice cube is above water. The answer in percent can be converted to a fraction as follows: 7.2/100. =========================
When Ice floating on water melts what happens to liquid level and why?
When ice cube is submerged on water...The upthrust created on the ice cube by water is equal to the weight of the displaced water...when the ice cube is melting its volume changes but its weight remains the same and its exactly equal to the weight of displaced water when the ice cube was frozen...therefore the 'volume of of melted water' fits exactly to the 'volume of displaced water when the ice cube was frozen'... So the water level does not change! -Shenal K Mendis ;)
Why do heterogeneous mixtures have more than one phase?
An ice cube floating in water is a heterogeneous mixture with 2 phases (solid, liquid).
What melt first of a ice cube salt and ice cube with salt?
an ice cube with salt
How many cars does ice cube have?
Ice cube has 90 cars
What is the scientific term for an ice cube?
The scientific term for an ice cube is "solid water."
Is ice cube a compound word?
No it is not
What phase is a ice cube in?
the ice cube is in a phase of a solid.
Will a chunk of ice float higher than an ice cube?
A chunk of ice will float higher in water than an ice cube only if the ice chunk is larger than the ice cube.
What gasses are in a ice cube?
An ice cube is solid, and contains little gas although there could be air bubbles inside the ice.
