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Why don't floating ice cubes raise the water level when they melt?
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∙ 15y ago
cause whhen ice melts it turns to water that all i should have to say
**The previous answer is nonsense. If the dough (or whatever other material you wish to use) is floating in a full cup of water with ice, as the ice melts the level of the cup WILL NOT RISE. Simple physics, ice is less dense than water.
Density is equal to mass divided by volume or Density = Mass/Volume
Therefore, differentiating between equal masses of water and ice, the melted ice will have LESS volume than the equal (mass) amount of water in the glass thereby having no effect on the overall volume of water in the glass..... to paraphrase the first answer-er ... 'duh'
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoice has lower density than water .
density=mass/volume
for the same mass of liquidated H2O has less volume than ice.
accordingly when ice is melted it takes less volume in the glass and the water level shall not raise.
also this could be explained according to Archimedes theory of floating.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoDisplacement. Ice displaces the water in the glass so that as it melts the volume/level remains the same. Because the water level is already raised from the ice cube before it melts
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Do melting ice cubes cause liquids to rise?
No. As ice cubes float, they displace the same volume of water that they contain. This is known as Archimedes' Principle. If they melt, the water level will stay exactly the same. Try it yourself by adding an ice cube to a glass and marking the water level. After the ice melts, you will see that there has been no change in the water level.
What happens to the water level in the great lakes when floating chunks of ice melt?
nothing will happen
What is the difference between ice cubes made of distilled water and ice cubes made of tap water?
Same as with distilled water and tap water-how much particulate matter it contains.
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What are large pieces of ice floating in the water called?
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Why would melting icebergs raise ocean levels since floating ice cubes do not raise water levels when they melt?
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A glass full of water contain ice cubes floating in it .What will happen to the water level when ice melts?
When the ice melts the water level will rise. The water level will increase because Ice is frozen water and when the ice melts, it turns to water, which means more water will be added to the glass.
Beverage glass is filled to the brim with ice cold water 0C and ice cubes Some of the ice cubes are floating above the water level When the ice melts the water in the glass will?
When all the ice melts (it will take a while with the water at 0C), the water level in the glass will not be in any danger of overflowing the container because water is one of those rare liquids that expands when it freezes. (This is why a closed glass container of water put into a freezer will break.) This means that it contracts as it melts.The specific water level of the glass will depend on how much ice was floating above the water level, but it won't be in any danger of overflowing. As a matter of fact, the water level will actually be lower than the rim of the glass.
You have a pan with 2 inches of water. what happens to the water level when you introduce 4 1 cubic inch ice cubes?
The cubes will displace the water in the pan, causing the water level to rise by an amount equal to the volume of the cubes. The amount of the rise of the water level will depend on the dimensions of the pan.
What evidence in the picture proves ice has less density than water?
the ice cubes are floating in the water
What is the scientific process that happens to floating ice cubes after they are added to water?
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Why will throwing cargo overboard raise the water level?
It doesn't raise the water level. It lowers it. Whoever told you that it raises the water level lied to you.
Type of river dam used to raise the water level?
Any dam will raise the water level behind it.
What happens to the water-level as the ice cubes melt?
It stays the same.
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