A Cube of Water Ice $\rho$ = 0917 * 10³ Kg/m³)is Placed in Mercury

question 39

Multiple Choice

A cube of water ice ( $\rho$ = 0.917 * 10³ kg/m³) is placed in mercury ( $\rho$ = 13.6 * 10³ kg/m³) ,which is liquid at 0 $\degree$ 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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