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Some of the water will form ice crystals. Note that NOT ALL of the water will freeze, since LATENT HEAT OF FUSION will raise the temperature of the water slightly as the ice forms. It may be a little difficult to comprehend, and often quite a bit of time is spent on this subject when it is discussed in a physics or chemistry class.

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What will happen to the water level when an ice cube in a glass of water melts?

The water level lowers. See the Related Question below for additional info.


When ice cube floating in a tumbler of water melts completely why there is no overflow of water?

Its actually quite simple. The answer would be Anomalous expansion of Water, which means that the volume the Ice cubes are consuming in a glass filled upto the brim is more than water alone. When Ice melts and comes back into water form, it uses lesser volume (space) in the glass. Hence it does not allow the glass to overflow as the person pouring into the glass had poured in keeping into view the level of the ice (which uses more volume).


Why does an ice cube stay still when you spin the glass of water?

Inertia. An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an outside force. While you turn the glass, you only turn a small amount of the fluid inside - that part closest to the glass. The ice, being massive and solid, is only weakly acted on by the moving fluid. It takes a lot of fluid to get it to move. So, inertia keeps the ice in position.


When an ice cube in a glass of water melts the water level in the glass?

The water level remains the same after the ice cube melts because the volume of the ice cube is already accounted for in the water level when it is frozen. When the ice melts, it simply changes state from solid to liquid without changing the overall volume in the glass.


Will a glass of water filled to the brim with a cube of ice floating in it rise when ice melts?

The water level will decrease slightly when the ice cube melts, but the overall volume will remain constant. The melted ice will just fill the space that the ice cube previously occupied, so the glass will not overflow.

Related Questions

What will happen if you drop a cube of sugar in a glass of water?

It will melt.


After a salt cube is placed into a beaker of water what will happen?

beakers are not made of water, they are made of glass.


What would happen if someone droped an ice cube in a glass of water?

It would eventually melt, and somewhat cool the water.


What will happen to the water level when an ice cube in a glass of water melts?

The water level lowers. See the Related Question below for additional info.


When ice cube floating in a tumbler of water melts completely why there is no overflow of water?

Its actually quite simple. The answer would be Anomalous expansion of Water, which means that the volume the Ice cubes are consuming in a glass filled upto the brim is more than water alone. When Ice melts and comes back into water form, it uses lesser volume (space) in the glass. Hence it does not allow the glass to overflow as the person pouring into the glass had poured in keeping into view the level of the ice (which uses more volume).


Why will an ice cube dissolve in a glass of water?

An ice cube will dissolve in water because the water is warmer than the ice.


Why does an ice cube stay still when you spin the glass of water?

Inertia. An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an outside force. While you turn the glass, you only turn a small amount of the fluid inside - that part closest to the glass. The ice, being massive and solid, is only weakly acted on by the moving fluid. It takes a lot of fluid to get it to move. So, inertia keeps the ice in position.


When an ice cube in a glass of water melts the water level in the glass?

The water level remains the same after the ice cube melts because the volume of the ice cube is already accounted for in the water level when it is frozen. When the ice melts, it simply changes state from solid to liquid without changing the overall volume in the glass.


If an ice cube is placed into hot water what will happen to the water and the ice cube?

The ice melts and the water gets cooler.


Glass of water in freezer its called?

That would be an ice cube.


What makes an ice cube melt?

by keeping it in a glass of water and by keeping it out


What will make an ice cube melt?

by keeping it in a glass of water and by keeping it out