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Q. An ice block with a piece of lead embeded in it floats in water. If ice melts the water level

  • (A) Rises
  • (B) Falls
  • (C) Remains same
  • (D) Falls first and then rises
  • Correct Answer - Option(B)
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Explanation by: Admin

If r1 is the density of the lead piece of volume v, the volume of water displaced by the ice block and the lead piece while floating is Vw = (V–v) r1 + v r1. When the ice melts, the lead piece sinks in water since r1 is greater than the density of water. The water produced by the melted ice has the volume (V-v) r1 and the volume displaced by the lead piece is v. So, the total volume of the water produced by ice and that displaced by the lead piece is V w1 = (V–v) r1+ v r1< V w. So, the water level goes down.

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