What fraction of the volume of an ice berg is visible above ocean water ? (density of ice =917) (density of water =1025)
1 Answer
Apr 17, 2018
Explanation:
According to Archimedes principle,
Weight of iceberg = Bouyant Force
"m"_i cancel"g" = "m"_w cancel"g"
Here
"m"_i = Mass of iceberg"m"_w = Mass of water displaced
"V"_i "d"_i = "V"_w "d"_w color(white)(..)[∵ "Mass = Volume × Density"]
Volume of water displaced (
or
Volume of water displaced (
"V"_i "d"_i = ("V"_i - "V") "d"_w
"V"_i "d"_i = "V"_i "d"_w - "V" "d"_w