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NDA 2016 GAT · General Knowledge · Fluids and Pressure · hard

A block of ice floats in a beaker of water. When the ice melts completely, the water level in the beaker

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A block of ice floats in a beaker of water. When the ice melts completely, the water level in the beaker
  1. A. remains unchanged
  2. B. rises
  3. C. falls
  4. D. first rises and then falls
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Answer: (A) remains unchanged

A floating block displaces water equal to its own weight. When it melts, the water formed has the same mass and occupies exactly the volume that was displaced, so the level stays the same. The common trap is to assume rise because ice expands, but the floating ice is already displacing its weight in water.
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