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A block of ice floats in an oil in a vessel when the ice melts, the level of oil will:

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Go up

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Go down

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Remain same

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Go up down depending on quantity of ice

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Solution

The correct option is C Remain same
Since volume occupied by ice cube in oil will be equal to volume of oil already displaced by it. Now if ice will melt same volume of water will be present which has already been displaced. So no level will change

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