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A piece of ice floats in a liquid denser than water.The liquid fills the vessel upto the edge. If ice melts completely then:

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water level remains unchanged

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water level decreases

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water overflows

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data is insufficient

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Solution

The correct option is B water overflows
Density of ice is less than that of water. If it melts it becomes water. But still, the density of liquid is greater than water therefore, water remains on top and thus it floats and then overflows.

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