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Assertion :STATEMENT-1 : A piece of ice floats in water, the level of water remains unchanged when the ice melts completely Reason: STATEMENT-2 : According to Archimede's principle, the loss in weight of the body in the liquid is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the immersed part of the body.

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Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
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Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
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Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
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Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are false.
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The correct option is A Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
The weight of the volume of water displaced by the submerged portion of the ice is equal to the weight of ice.
When all the ice melts, the volume will be replaced by equal mass of water which by defination is equal to the mass of water displaced.

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