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A glass of water has an ice cube floating in the water. The water level just touches the rim of the glass. Will the water overflow when the ice melts?

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by kratos
 
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Let the mass of the floating ice = m. The mass of the displaced water is also equal to m. The volume of the displaced water = m/d, where d is the density of the water. Now when the whole ice cube melts its mass *** the same =m and now its density is also equal to d. The volume of the melted ice cube =m/d which is the same as the initially displaced water. So the volume of the water will not change and the water will not overflow when the ice cube melts.

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