Iceberg lettuce us consider
Classical Mechanics
Level
2
A drinking bottle contains water with a large chunk of ice about a third of the water’s volume. It is left on a bench at room temperature. What happens to the water level over time?
Increases
decreases
Remains constant
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1 solution
My apologies. The correct solution is decreases. Ice melting to liquid gives a lower volume. However, what if the ice melting above the surface was considered. The water level would rise if this ice melted before that which is submerged. Again my apologies.