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A piece of ice floating in a glass of water melts, but the level of water in glass does not change. Give reason.

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When a floating piece of ice melts into water, it contracts by the volume equal to the volume of ice pieces above the water surface while floating on it. Hence, the level of water does not change when ice floating on it melts.

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