A Cube of Water Ice (ρ = 0

question 19

Multiple Choice

A cube of water ice (ρ = 0.917 × 10³ kg/m³) is placed in mercury (ρ = 13.6 × 10³ kg/m³) , which is liquid at 0° Celsius. If we ignore any possible melting of the ice cube and problems with the surface tension of mercury, the fraction of the ice cube that floats above the surface of the mercury is

• A)0.067 4.
• B)0.073 5.
• C)0.926.
• D)0.933.
• E)1.00.

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