Question

A piece of ice is floating in water kept in a beaker. When all the ice melts the level of water will
A) first rise and then fall B) fall C) remain the same D) rise

Answer 1

The level of liquid in the beaker will rise. This is because the density of water formed by melting of ice is less than the density of liquid in the beaker. Consequently, the volume of water formed by melting of ice will be more than the volume of the portion of the liquid displaced by ice while floating.