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When ice melt its volume increase or decrease?

When ice melts, its volume decreases because the density of water is greater than the density of ice. This means that the same mass of water will take up less space in its liquid form compared to its solid form as ice.


When a block of ice floating on water in a container melts what happens to the volume of water in the container it increases or decreases?

Strictly speaking, the volume of water will increase. For example, if you have a 200 gram chunk of ice floating in 1000 ml of water, the volume of the water itself is 1000 ml. When the ice melts, the volume of water will be 1200 ml. However, if you're asking whether the water level in the container will go up or down, the answer is "neither." The ice displaces an amount of water equal to the mass of the ice. When the ice melts, the mass does not chance, so the amount of the original water displaced by the melted ice does not change. Hence, the water level will remain the same.


How is volume and density affected when the temperature is decreased?

In general when temperature is decreased the volume decreases and the density increases. This is not true for water around freezingg temperatures, the volume increases and the density decreases and ice floats.


Would a glass that was filled to the brim with ice and water would it overflow?

No, a glass filled to the brim with ice and water will not overflow once the ice starts to melt. The ice displaces some of the volume of the water, so there is enough space for the melted ice without overflowing.


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

Why does the mass of melted ice deacrease?

during melting its bond strength decreases. so,its molecular spacing will be less. Thatswhy volume of ice decreases during melting.


Why did the volume change after the ice melted?

I have no idea. Why?


What happens to volume of ice when it melts?

The volume decreases. Ice is less dense than water. Put another way, a given weight of water can be stored in a smaller volume than the same weight of ice. Another possible, but also possibly less helpful, answer is that ice cubes get smaller as they melt because they lose content as the water in them runs off as a liquid.


What happens to the volume of ice?

It decreases as you melt it


When ice melt its volume increase or decrease?

When ice melts, its volume decreases because the density of water is greater than the density of ice. This means that the same mass of water will take up less space in its liquid form compared to its solid form as ice.


What happens to the volume of milk when it turns to ice cream?

the volume of milk when it turns into ice cream decreases as the milk gets thicken by boiling


What is a melted ice cap?

An ice cap is an ice mass that covers less than 50 000 km² of land area (usually covering a highland area), so a melted ice cap is literally just one that has melted, and the high volume of water causes floods.


Will there be more ice or water from one ice cube?

If you freeze a given quantity of water, the volume increases. When it melts, the volume decreases. The number of molecules remains the same.


Does the volume of ice changes when ice melts?

Yes the volume of ice changes when the ice melts. In fact the volume of ice goes on increasing up to 0 degree Celsius and when the ice melts completely the volume of ice decreases on the contrary. Yes because when ice freezes, it expands and when it melts, it gets smaller.


Does melted gold weigh more or less then solid gold?

Melted gold weighs the same as solid gold of the same mass, as weight is dependent on the amount of material present. However, when gold is melted, its volume decreases due to the loss of air pockets and impurities, leading to a higher density and smaller volume.


Which item decreases as heat is applied?

Volume is increased so density is decreased.


When a block of ice floating on water in a container melts what happens to the volume of water in the container it increases or decreases?

Strictly speaking, the volume of water will increase. For example, if you have a 200 gram chunk of ice floating in 1000 ml of water, the volume of the water itself is 1000 ml. When the ice melts, the volume of water will be 1200 ml. However, if you're asking whether the water level in the container will go up or down, the answer is "neither." The ice displaces an amount of water equal to the mass of the ice. When the ice melts, the mass does not chance, so the amount of the original water displaced by the melted ice does not change. Hence, the water level will remain the same.