MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Latent Heat

why does the ...

Question

why does the level of water remains the same even when the ice melts?

Open in App

Solution

Dear Student!!
Apparent weight of ice is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the immersed part of ice. When ice melts, it occupies the volume of displaced water such that water remains at the same level.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Q. A piece of ice is floating in a jar containing water. When the ice melts, then the level of water :

Q. An ice cube is floating in a glass of water. What happens to the water level when the ice melts?

Q. An ice cube is floating in a beaker filled with water .when ice melts ,the water level will?

Why does the temperature remain constant during the melting of ice even though heat is supplied continuously ?

Q. A glass full of water contains ice cubes floating in it, what happens to the water level when ice melts?

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Physical and Chemical Properties of Water II

CHEMISTRY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Standard IX Chemistry

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon