what will happen to the level of water when the ice melts ???
Will it decrease....increase...or remain constant???
2006-10-25 16:59:11 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Decreses, as water expands on Cooling thats what makes the water pipe lines burst, have you forgotten the Fact ?
2006-10-25 17:04:07 · answer #1 · answered by Tickler 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think it will remain constant (though I'm not 100% sure) and here's why.
Water does expand when it freezes, so the ice cube takes up more space than the corresponding amount of unfrozen water would. But, the ice also pokes up above the level of the water. And how much of it pokes up is a matter of mass/density. I'm thinking the amount the ice cube sticks below the surface of the water is the volume that the water in the ice cube would take up if it was just water.
This is assuming you don't drink any.
I hope you're doing this experiment & let us know how it comes out...
2006-10-26 00:30:50 · answer #2 · answered by kundalinicat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have always asked myself this question and thought about it.
Well.
The ice take up space in the cup just like the water does.
So when the ice melts it becomes water and flows freely within the other water to create no added space.
The space the water and the ice take up never changes when the ice melts.
2006-10-26 00:10:02 · answer #3 · answered by Guy Who Brushes His Teeth* 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It will remain constant. as the ice melts, the the water will sound like it will rise, but will have as much volume as with the ice. Scientists call this the "water-displacement fomula" (Not to be confused with WD-40)
2006-10-30 16:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by iam"A"godofsheep 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the water level will drop...
reason being that the ice has a large amounts of air caught in pockets, thus its ability to float. when the ice melts the air is released and the actual volume of the frozen water decreases. because of the added volume due to the airpockets the dispacement is increased when the water is in a frozen state...
2006-10-26 02:45:16 · answer #5 · answered by empangeniguy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Decrease. Water expands when it freezes, taking up more volume. That's why potholes form in the road.
2006-10-26 00:29:50 · answer #6 · answered by dbqdawg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water swells when it freezes. So theoretically you would think the water level would decrease. However, you asked what would happen to the existing level of water in the glass. So obviously the level of the actual water in the glass would rise.
2006-10-26 00:03:37 · answer #7 · answered by extremelyradicalman 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
decrease, i know when we leave pop cans in the fridge too long (because we forgot they were there), they explode because they've frozen & now forzen liquid has increased in size, what a mess we've had to clean up
2006-10-26 00:54:38 · answer #8 · answered by cedrpt#1fan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Remain constant... unless you drink it!
2006-10-26 00:18:05 · answer #9 · answered by The_Girl_With_Kaleidoscope_Eyes 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Increase....(guessing)
2006-10-26 00:01:10 · answer #10 · answered by rasckal 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋