When you float an ice cube in water, you notice that 90% of it is submerged beneath the surface. Now suppose you put the same ic

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When you float an ice cube in water, you notice that 90% of it is submerged beneath the surface. Now suppose you put the same ic

e cube in a glass of some liquid whose density is less than that of water.
How much of the ice cube will be submerged below the surface of this liquid?

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Kruka [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-06T07:58:28+03:00

Answer:

more than 90%

Explanation:

In the unknown liquid the buoyant force and weight relation is

$V\rho_lg=mg\\\Rightarrow V\rho_l=m$

It can be seen that if the density decreases the buoyant force decreases.

If the object is already 90% submerged in water then, if the other liquid has density less than that of water the object will be submerged more than 90%.