What will happen to the level of water in a vessel when a piece of ice floating in it melts ........

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What will happen to the level of water in a vessel when a piece of ice floating in it melts?

Decreases

Increases

Remains same

First increases and then decreases

- Option 1: Decreases

- This would happen if the volume of water decreases after the ice melts, which does not occur.

- Option 2: Increases

- The water level would increase if the volume of melted ice was greater than the water displaced by the ice, which is not the case.

- Option 3: Remains same

- When ice melts, it turns into the same volume of water that it displaced, keeping the water level unchanged.

- Archimedes’ principle explains that the buoyant force equals the weight of the water displaced by the ice.

- Option 4: First increases and then decreases

- This suggests a temporary change in water level, which is not observed in this scenario.

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